title: Fournier's gangrene.
abstract: Fournier's gangrene can still be a life-threatening condition with a high mortality rate. Diagnosis and treatment should be prompt and adequate. Radiological studies may help to define the extent of the disease preoperatively in cases in which this is unclear. Surgery with extensive debridement of all necrotic tissue is the mainstay of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Louisville, 550 South Jackson Street, Louisville, KY40292, USA.
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morpurgo
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Galandiuk
mesh_terms: D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015996:Survival Rate