Necrotizing fasciitis after abdominal hysterectomy: a report on five cases.
Necrotizing fasciitis, a severe soft tissue infection, was first described 80 years ago. It occurs rarely in obstetric and gynecology practice. We reviewed medical records of 2,894 women who had underwent an abdominal hysterectomy at the Social Security Agency Aegean Obstetrics and Gynecology Teaching Hospital between 2001 and 2005, and identified 5 (0.17%) cases of necrotizing fasciitis, which are described.
Yildirim
Yusuf
Y
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SSK (Social Security Agency) Aegean Obstetrics and Gynecology Teaching Hospital, Yenisehir, Izmir, Turkey. Ykuzeyli@mynet.com
Inal
Murat
M
Tinar
Sivekar
S
D000328:Adult; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology