title: Fournier's gangrene: etiology, treatment, and complications.
abstract: Presented here are 23 patients with Fournier's gangrene who were treated between 1990 and 1999 in the departments of general surgery, urology, and plastic and reconstructive surgery. Patients were reviewed retrospectively and are discussed according to age, gender, bacteriology, etiology, treatment, and outcome in the light of the current literature.
authors.affiliation: Atatürk Universitesi Lojmanlari, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kiliç
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aksoy
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kiliç
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003125:Colostomy; D003646:Debridement; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps