NECROTIZING FASCIITIS FOLLOWING LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare and potentially fatal infection charac terized by rapid and progressive involvement of the fascia and subcuta neous tissues. Early diagnosis, aggressive initial debridement followe d by planned redebridements in conjunction with nutritional support an d antibiotics remain the mainstay of therapy, We present a case of nec rotizing fasciitis of the abdominal wall following a laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy. Literature is reviewed and discussed wi th reference to this catastrophic infection in the age of laparoscopic surgery.