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  • Title: Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections (Fournier's Gangrene) and Surgical Reconstruction of Debridement Wound Defects.
    Author: Erickson BA, Flynn KJ.
    Journal: Urol Clin North Am; 2022 Aug; 49(3):467-478. PubMed ID: 35931437.
    Abstract:
    In this article, the authors discuss the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and mechanism of spread of necrotizing soft-tissue infections of the genitalia, including classification schemas. The authors then discuss the acute clinical management of the disease, including suggestions for ways to improve surgical debridements (such that eventual reconstructions are simpler), ways to predict disease severity using laboratory, vital sign, and physical examination findings, and suggestions for initial antimicrobial treatments. Finally, reconstructive techniques and algorithms to ensure that the reconstructive goals of coverage, function, and cosmesis are met, are discussed, including the management of postoperative complications.
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