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Management of unusual genital lymphedema complication after Fournier's gangrene: a case report
Authors
Meyer, Oanna
Gumener, Raphael
Gervaz, Pascal
Schwartz, Julien Vincent G. A.
Pittet Cuenod, Brigitte Maud
Published in BMC surgery. 2012, vol. 12, 26
Abstract Fournier's gangrene is a bacterial infection characterized by necrotizing fasciitis, skin and soft tissue involvement, and eventually myositis of the perineal region. Aggressive debridement of devitalized tissue and overlying skin is of paramount importance, but often leaves large defects to be reconstructed. The present case reports successful extensive perineal defects coverage following Fournier's gangrene and management of subsequent penile lymphoedema impairing sexual function in a young patient.
Keywords Adult — Fournier Gangrene/surgery — Humans — Lymphedema/surgery — Male — Penile Diseases/surgery — Postoperative Complications/surgery
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PMID: 23259537
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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie
Research groups Chirurgie viscérale (104)
Chirurgie viscérale (HUG)
Groupe Iselin Christophe (urologie) (106)
Groupe Pittet Cuenod Brigitte (chirurgie plastique et reconstructive) (96)
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(ISO format) 		MEYER, Oanna et al. Management of unusual genital lymphedema complication after Fournier's gangrene: a case report. In: BMC surgery, 2012, vol. 12, p. 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-12-26 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:27883

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