title: [Fournier's gangrene after vasectomy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  An uncommon case of Fournier's gangrene following vasectomy is described.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 35-year-old male with no remarkable previous history, who underwent vasectomy in another hospital, developed a clinical picture compatible with Fournier's gangrene 7-8 days later. The patient required wide, aggressive surgical debridement on several occasions with broad spectrum antibiotic coverage. After a long stay at the hospital, the patient was finally discharged and referred to another hospital for plastic surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fournier's gangrene is a polymicrobial infection of the perineoscrotal region that manifests as a rapidly progressive necrotizing fasciitis. Most of the cases have a predisposing and/or triggering factor. Fournier's gangrene following vasectomy is uncommon. The morbidity and mortality in this severe complication depend on early diagnosis and aggressive surgical management.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Diego Rodríguez
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Correas Gómez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martín García
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hernández Rodríguez
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Portillo Martín
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez Baños
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: del Valle Schaan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roca Edreira
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Villanueva Peña
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez García
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014659:Vasectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*
vernacular_title: Gangrena de Fournier postvasectomía.