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Fournier's gangrene: an unusual presentation for rectal carcinoma.
Am J Gastroenterol. 1998 Apr; 93(4):657-8.AJ

Abstract

We report a case of a large perforated adenocarcinoma of the rectum manifesting as an ischiorectal abscess progressing to Fournier's gangrene in an insulin-dependent diabetic man. Recognition and management of this rare syndrome in the setting of a common disease is discussed.

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Gamagami RA
Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, USA.
Mostafavi M
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Gamagami A
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Lazorthes F
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MeSH

AdenocarcinomaDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Fournier GangreneHumansMaleMiddle AgedRectal Neoplasms

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Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

9576470

Citation

Gamagami, R A., et al. "Fournier's Gangrene: an Unusual Presentation for Rectal Carcinoma." The American Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 93, no. 4, 1998, pp. 657-8.
Gamagami RA, Mostafavi M, Gamagami A, et al. Fournier's gangrene: an unusual presentation for rectal carcinoma. Am J Gastroenterol. 1998;93(4):657-8.
Gamagami, R. A., Mostafavi, M., Gamagami, A., & Lazorthes, F. (1998). Fournier's gangrene: an unusual presentation for rectal carcinoma. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 93(4), 657-8.
Gamagami RA, et al. Fournier's Gangrene: an Unusual Presentation for Rectal Carcinoma. Am J Gastroenterol. 1998;93(4):657-8. PubMed PMID: 9576470.
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