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New Indian Journal of Surgery

Volume  7, Issue 2, May-Aug 2016, Pages 107-109
 

Original Article

A Study on the Various Treatment Modalities of Fournier‘S Gangrene

Sagar Mugadur*, Sharath Kumar K.L.**

*Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Bangalore. **Registrar, Sri Shankara Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Bangalore.

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DOI: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/nijs.0976.4747.7216.4

Abstract

 Introduction: gangrene is a rare and potentially fatal infectious disease characterized bynecrotizing fasciitis of the perineum and abdominal wall ina ddition to the scrotum andpenis in men and the vulva in women. To repair the scrotal and perineal defects remains asurgical challenge. Methods: This is a prospective study, includes 30 patients who were diagnosed as Fournier’s Gangrene. Allpatients were admitted and were subjected to routine investigation such as BC, TLC, DLC, C/S, ECG,CXR, HIV. The choice of reconstructive procedure was basedon the size, location, severity of defects and availability of local tissue. Post operativefollow up was done to note the complications both in hospital and after discharge for 6-12 months. Results: various reconstructive procedures were performed (Table 8), with special emphasis on flaps, constituting 16cases (53.33%) of flaps. Mean hospital stay duration was 30.6 ± 9.32days (range, 19- 3days). Conclusions: Management of this infectious entity should be aggressive. Several techniques that areused to reconstruct the lost tissue have shown good results.

Keywords: Fournier’s Gangrene; Scrotum; Bilateral Superomedial Thigh Flap.


Corresponding Author : Sagar Mugadur*