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A case of Fournier’s gangrene necessitating total penectomy
Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Jay Simhan, Department of
Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center,
Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390 USA
Canadian Journal of Urology 2015, 22(6), 8108-8111.
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Fournier’s gangrene is an uncommon necrotizing infection affecting the genital and perineal area. Penile involvement in particular is rare owing to its rich vascular supply. In this report, we document a case of Fournier’s gangrene involving penile and urethral tissue requiring multiple debridements resulting in significant penile deformity and a non-healing wound. Eventually, the patient underwent penectomy and perineal urethrostomy creation. In this case, penectomy and perineal urethrostomy provide a functional outcome for highly refractory and complex patients with Fournier’s gangrene involving penile tissue.Keywords
Fournier’s gangrene, penectomy, perineal urethrostomy
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De, S., Belsante, M.J., Tausch, T.J., Simhan, J. (2015). A case of Fournier’s gangrene necessitating total penectomy. Canadian Journal of Urology, 22(6), 8108–8111.
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De S, Belsante MJ, Tausch TJ, Simhan J. A case of Fournier’s gangrene necessitating total penectomy. Can J Urology. 2015;22(6):8108–8111.
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S. De, M.J. Belsante, T.J. Tausch, and J. Simhan, “A case of Fournier’s gangrene necessitating total penectomy,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 8108–8111, 2015.
Copyright © 2015 The Author(s). Published by Tech Science Press.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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