Fournier's gangrene: therapeutic impact of hyperbaric oxygen

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
R S HollabaughC E Cox

Abstract

Many controversial issues exist surrounding the disease pathogenesis and optimal management of Fournier's gangrene. In Fournier's original descriptions, the disease arose in healthy subjects without an obvious cause. Most contemporary studies, however, are able to identify definite urologic or colorectal etiologies in a majority of cases. To investigate disease presentation, treatment modalities, and overall mortality, a retrospective analysis of Fournier's gangrene from a single institution is presented. Since 1990, 26 cases of Fournier's gangrene have been diagnosed at the University of Tennessee. An evaluation of intercurrent disease revealed that 38 percent of the patients had diabetes mellitus, 35 percent manifested ethanol abuse, and 12 percent were systemically immunosuppressed. Fifteen patients (58 percent) presented with identifiable etiologies for their disease: 31 percent (8) urethral disease or trauma, 19 percent (5) colorectal disease, and 8 percent (2) penile prostheses. Management in all cases involved prompt surgical debridement with initiation of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Multiple debridements, orchiectomy, urinary diversion, and fecal diversion were performed as clinically indicated. Fourteen patients receiv...Continue Reading

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