title: Fournier's gangrene: a complication of penile prosthetic implantation in a renal transplant patient.
abstract: The management of erectile impotence in renal transplant patients remains problematical. The enhanced risk of surgical infection in this immunosuppressed patient population must be addressed if prosthetic implantation is contemplated. A case of Fournier's gangrene (synergistic necrotizing gangrene of the genitalia) following implantation of a Small-Carrion penile prosthesis is reported. This potentially life-threatening infection demonstrates graphically the surgical infection risk of this population and suggests extreme caution before proceeding with a prosthetic operation in this unique subset of impotent patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005734:Gangrene / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012306:Risk; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology*