[Fournier's gangrene. Analysis of 32 cases].
A series of 32 treated cases of Fournier's gangrene is analysed. All patients were male, their age ranged from 19 to 89 years. In 16 cases (50%) the aetiology of gangrene was urethral (37.5%), anorectal (12.5%) and in the 16 remaining cases (50%) there was no identifiable cause. Mortality was high (28%) despite broad spectrum antibiotics and aggressive surgical debridement. This mortality was essentially associated to advanced age, debilitated state, delay in diagnosis and toxi infectious context. The average hospital stay was 26.5 days.
Service d'Urologie B, Hôpital Avicenne, Rabat, Maroc.
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el Fassi
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Ibn Attya
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Hachimi
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D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002423:Cause of Death; D016638:Critical Illness; D003646:Debridement; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000150:complications; D015996:Survival Rate; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000150:complications; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000150:complications
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Gangrène de Fournier. Analyse de 32 cas.