[Testicular necrosis caused by Fournier's gangrene: an exceptional case].
OBJECTIVE
To report an uncommon case of Fournier's gangrene caused by a perforated retrocecal acute appendicitis that compromised the scrotum and testis.


METHODS
Herein we describe a patient that was admitted for abdominal pain localized to the right lower flank and generalized virulent sepsis.


RESULTS
Resection of the right inguinal cord and testis was performed. The outcome was poor and the patient died of multiorgan failure.


CONCLUSIONS
Fournier's gangrene basically arises from anorectal and urological pathologies, although occasionally it may arise from an intraabdominal source, which should be ruled out especially when the abdominal examination shows interesting findings.
Martínez Ubieto
Fernando
F
Servicio de Cirugía y Urología, Hospital Comarcal de Alcañiz, Alcañiz, Teruel, España.
Rodríguez Coello
José
J
Solano Murillo
Jorge
J
Albiac Andreu
Manuel
M
Resa Bienzobas
Joaquin
J
Pérez Salinas
Vicente
V
Millera Escartín
Alfonso
A
D000368:Aged; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology*
Necrosis testicular por gangrena de Fournier: un caso excepcional.