title: Emergent surgical complications of genitourinary infections.
abstract: The entities described in this article represent processes that arise from, or can be mistaken for, common GU infections. It might be difficult to determine the point at which pyelonephritis develops into EPN or perinephric abscess. It might be equally challenging to distinguish scrotal cellulitis from Fournier's gangrene; however, as most EPs will acknowledge, the mere awareness of these entities in the appropriate clinical circumstances might be enough to prevent a "near-miss" of a surgical emergency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
authors.forename: Chi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sean O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004646:Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy