[Fournier's gangrene].
OBJECTIVE
We report a retrospective review of the case series of Fournier's gangrene treated in our department from November 1996 to October 2004.


RESULTS
We studied nine male patients with ages between 21 and 85 years (mean 55 years). 66% of the patients had associated risk factors, and the underlying cause was identified in 56% of the cases. Mean hospital stay was 21 days and two of the patients died from the disease.


CONCLUSIONS
Fournier's gangrene is an infection with a very fast evolution, producing necrotizing fascitis of the external genitalia and perineum. It has a high mortality rate, mainly if diagnosis and treatment are deferred. This last includes wide spectrum antibiotic coverage, surgical treatment with debridement and drainage, and, in many cases, a second surgical intervention for reconstructive plasties.
Planelles Gómez
Jorge
J
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset, Valencia, España. jorge_planelles@yahoo.es
Vergés Prósper
Aleixandre
A
Rubio Tortosa
Ignacio
I
Beltrán Armada
José Ramón
JR
Carrascosa Lloret
Víctor
V
San Juan de Laorden
Carlos
C
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies