Port site necrotising fasciitis following laparoscopic appendicectomy.
Necrotising fasciitis is a fast-spreading infection affecting the fascia and, with continued spread, causes secondary necrosis of the skin. A case has been previously described in association with laparoscopic appendicectomy but with a fatal outcome. We report a similar but successfully managed case and review the literature.
Department of General Surgery, Wansbeck General Hospital, Ashington, UK. drgkgururao@yahoo.com
Gargeshwari K G
GK
Raghavendra
Sarah
S
Mills
Michael
M
Carr
D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult