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The importance of providing sterile wound culture before wound closure in Fournier's gangrene.
Int J Surg Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Urology, Basaksehir Çam Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Fournier's Gangrene Severity Index and Charlson Comorbidity Index Predict Mortality, Intensive Care Unit Admission, and Length of Hospital Stay in Patients With Fournier's Gangrene: An Analysis of 264 Consecutive Patients.
Cureus
December 2024
Urology, SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, USA.
Introduction Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a rapidly progressing necrotizing fasciitis. The Fournier's Gangrene Severity Index (FGSI), in conjunction with the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), has been used as a mortality predictor during hospitalization. Patients with diabetes have also been shown to be at an increased risk for the development of FG.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReconstruction Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with a Cotton Filler for Fixation of Male Genital Skin Grafts in Cases of Fournier's Gangrene.
J Nippon Med Sch
January 2025
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School Hospital.
The reliable engraftment of skin grafts into areas with complex shapes can be challenging. Here, we report a case of successful fixation of a genital skin graft using negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with RENASYS Cotton Filler. A 44-year-old male with no relevant medical history underwent split-thickness skin grafting for a genital skin defect caused by Fournier's gangrene.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFScrotal Gangrene Secondary to Staphylococcus Aureus Infection: A Case Report.
Ann Ital Chir
December 2024
Department of Orthopedic, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, 310003 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Aim: To present a case of scrotal gangrene secondary to Staphylococcus aureus infection, highlighting the importance of early intervention and multidisciplinary care in the management of Fournier's gangrene.
Case Presentation: This case report details the clinical course of a 67-year-old male who presented with severe perineal pain and swelling, later diagnosed as Fournier's gangrene due to Staphylococcus aureus infection. The patient underwent emergency surgical debridement and received antibiotic therapy.
Fournier's Gangrene Mortality Index (FGMI): A New Scoring System for Predicting Fournier's Gangrene Mortality.
Diagnostics (Basel)
December 2024
Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Şanlıurfa 63300, Turkey.
Objectives: Fournier's gangrene is an aggressive, rapidly progressing, and life-threatening necrotizing fasciitis of the perineal and genital regions. Various scoring systems have been developed for predicting survival and prognosis in Fournier's gangrene. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the newly developed Fournier's gangrene mortality index (FGMI) in predicting mortality associated with Fournier's gangrene.
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