...Sebastian Lenart; Julia Dorfinger; Sebastian Graf; Florian Wimpissinger; Dennis Schallmayer; Livia Huber; Valentin Bachler; Lukas Lusuardi; Malavika Krishnakumar; Stephan Madersbacher; Michael Lotterstätter Introduction: Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a life-threatening necrotizing infection...

...Laila Schneidewind; Petra Anheuser; Sandra Schönburg; Florian M.E. Wagenlehner; Jennifer Kranz Introduction: Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a sporadic, life-threatening, necrotizing infection affecting the perineum, perineal region, and genitals. Hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) improves tissue perfusion...

...Petra Anheuser; Sandra Mühlstädt; Jennifer Kranz; Laila Schneidewind; Joachim Steffens; Paolo Fornara Introduction: Hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO), in addition to anti-infective and surgical therapy, seems to be a key treatment point for Fournier’s gangrene. The aim of this study was to investigate...

...Mathew D. Sorensen; John N. Krieger Purpose: Case series reported 20-40% mortality rates for patients with Fournier's gangrene with some series as high as 88%. This literature comes almost exclusively from referral centers. Materials and Methods: We identified and analyzed inpatients...

...I. Atilla Aridogan; Volkan Izol; Deniz Abat; Onur Karsli; Yildirim Bayazit; Nihat Satar Introduction: To identify the predisposing factors, etiological and clinical characteristics as well as the Fournier’s gangrene (FG) severity index (FGSI) in the outcomes of patients with FG. Materials...

...A. Martinschek; B. Evers; L. Lampl; H. Gerngroß; R. Schmidt; C. Sparwasser Objective: To determine predisposing or prognostic factors and mortality rates of patients with Fournier’s gangrene compared to other necrotizing soft tissue infections (NSTI). Material and Methods: Data of 55 intensive care...

...Silvio Altarac; Davorin Katušin; Suad Crnica; Dino Papeš; Zoran Rajković; Nuhi Arslani Introduction: Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is the necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum and genital area with high mortality. Materials and Methods: A retrospective review included 41 patients diagnosed with FG...

...R. Martínez-Rodríguez; J. Ponce de León; J. Caparrós; H. Villavicencio Background: Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a fatal synergistic infectious disease with necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum and abdominal wall along with the scrotum and penis in males and the vulva in females. The aim...

...Giuseppe Cuccia; Giuseppe Mucciardi; Giuseppe Morgia; Francesco Stagno d’Alcontres; Alessandro Galì; Stefano Cotrufo; Marco Romeo; Carlo Magno Background: Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a very aggressive necrotizing fasciitis involving subcutaneous fat and skin of scrotal and perineal regions. Vacuum...

...Eugene Lin; Stone Yang; Allen W. Chiu; Yung-Chiong Chow; Marcelo Chen; Wen-Chou Lin; Hung-Kuang Chang; Jong-Ming Hsu; King-Yik Lo; Hsi-Hsien Hsu Objectives: Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a rare but life-threatening disease. Although antibiotics and aggressive debridement have been broadly accepted...

...Mesut Gürdal; Ergin Yücebas; Ali Tekin; Melih Beysel; Rüknettin Aslan; Feridun Şengör Objectives: To evaluate the etiologic factors and the effects of surgical debridement and adjunctive therapies on morbidity and mortality of Fournier’s gangrene. Methods: 27 males, 1 female, a total of 28 patients...

...Reimer Andresen; Hartmut E.H. Wegner We report the case of a subcutaneously transposed testis after surgical depridement for Fournier’s gangrene. Its viability was successfully monitored using color-coded duplex sonography and nuclear magnetic resonance. 26 3 1998 1998 Copyright...