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Rectal cancer and Fournier's gangrene - current knowledge and therapeutic options
World Journal of Gastroenterology, 21 (2015), 30; 9002-9020. https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i30.9002
Bruketa, Tomislav; Majerović, Matea; Augustin, Goran

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Bruketa, T., Majerović, M. & Augustin, G. (2015). Rectal cancer and Fournier's gangrene - current knowledge and therapeutic options. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 21. (30), 9002-9020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i30.9002

Bruketa, Tomislav, et al. "Rectal cancer and Fournier's gangrene - current knowledge and therapeutic options." World Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 21, no. 30, 2015, pp. 9002-9020. https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i30.9002

Bruketa, Tomislav, Matea Majerović and Goran Augustin. "Rectal cancer and Fournier's gangrene - current knowledge and therapeutic options." World Journal of Gastroenterology 21, no. 30 (2015): 9002-9020. https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i30.9002

Bruketa, T., Majerović, M. and Augustin, G. (2015) 'Rectal cancer and Fournier's gangrene - current knowledge and therapeutic options', World Journal of Gastroenterology, 21(30), pp. 9002-9020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i30.9002

Bruketa T, Majerović M, Augustin G. Rectal cancer and Fournier's gangrene - current knowledge and therapeutic options. World Journal of Gastroenterology [Internet]. 2015 August 14 [cited 2024 May 06];21(30):9002-9020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i30.9002

T. Bruketa, M. Majerović and G. Augustin, "Rectal cancer and Fournier's gangrene - current knowledge and therapeutic options", World Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 21, no. 30, pp. 9002-9020, August 2015. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:105:514166. [Accessed: 06 May 2024]

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Title (english)Rectal cancer and Fournier's gangrene - current knowledge and therapeutic options
AuthorTomislav Bruketa
AuthorMatea Majerović
AuthorGoran Augustin
Author's institutionUniversity of Zagreb
School of Medicine
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Abstract (english)
Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a rapid progressive bacterial infection that involves the subcutaneous fascia and part of the deep fascia but spares the muscle in the scrotal, perianal and perineal region. The incidence has increased dramatically, while the reported incidence of rectal cancer-induced FG is unknown but is extremely low. Pathophysiology and clinical presentation of rectal cancer-induced FG per se does not differ from the other causes. Only rectal cancer-specific symptoms before presentation can lead to the diagnosis. The diagnosis of rectal cancer-induced FG should be excluded in every patient with blood on digital rectal examination, when urogenital and dermatological causes are excluded and when fever or sepsis of unknown origin is present with perianal symptomatology. Therapeutic options are more complex than for other forms of FG. First, the causative rectal tumor should be removed. The survival of patients with rectal cancer resection is reported as 100%, while with colostomy it is 80%. The preferred method of rectal resection has not been defined. Second, oncological treatment should be administered but the timing should be adjusted to the resolution of the FG and sometimes for the healing of plastic reconstructive procedures that are commonly needed for the reconstruction of large perineal, scrotal and lower abdominal wall defects.
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Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleWorld Journal of Gastroenterology
Numberingvol. 21, no. 30, pp. 9002-9020
p-ISSN1007-9327
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i30.9002
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:105:514166
Publication2015-08-14
Document URLhttps://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i30.9002
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