title: Successful treatment of Fournier's gangrene with the assistance of preoperative computed tomography in an elderly man: report of a case.
abstract: An 87-year-old man presented with inguinal pain and swelling, and was later diagnosed as having Fournier's gangrene. The information gained from preoperative computed tomography (CT) proved very useful for defining the extent of necrosis, and emergency surgery saved his life. Thus, CT should be performed prior to treatment of Fournier's gangrene, even in an emergency situation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Iwata City General Hospital, 512-3 Okubo, Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tomono
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwase
authors.forename: Singo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuze
authors.forename: Hutoru
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toyoda
authors.forename: Naoharu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tamoto
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inuzuka
authors.forename: Hiromine
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Konishi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum; D013085:Spermatic Cord; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed