Successful treatment following early recognition of a case of Fournier's scrotal gangrene after a perianal abscess debridement: a case report.

Background: Fournier's gangrene is an acute surgical emergency characterized by high mortality rates ranging from approximately 13% to 45%. Therefore, aggressive multidisciplinary management is necessary.

Case Presentation: A 29-year-old Asian man who had undergone surgical debridement at another hospital to treat a perianal abscess 5 days earlier was admitted to our hospital for severe scrotal and perianal pain, swelling, and high fever.

[Prevention strategy of post-operative complications in elderly patients with colorectal cancer based on scoring systems].

Objective: To explore the risk factors and prevention strategies of post-operative complications in elderly patients with colorectal cancer.

Methods: Data of 107 elderly patients (≥75 years) undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer were collected from January 2006 to December 2009 in the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital. POSSUM and E-POSSUM scoring systems were used to predict post-operative complications.