LONG-TERM COSMETIC AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME OF SURGICAL-TREATMENT FOR FOURNIERS GANGRENE

Citation
M. Theiss et al., LONG-TERM COSMETIC AND FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME OF SURGICAL-TREATMENT FOR FOURNIERS GANGRENE, Der Urologe, 35(4), 1996, pp. 338-341
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
ISSN journal
03402592
Volume
35
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
338 - 341
Database
ISI
SICI code
0340-2592(1996)35:4<338:LCAFOO>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The study documents the long-term cosmetical and functional sequelae i n 12 patients treated for Fournier's gangrene after an average of 5 ye ars follow-up. Only 50 % of the patients were free of pain. In the maj ority of cases, the sexual function was impaired by penile deviation o r penile torsion as well as by a loss of sensitivity of the penile ski n or pain during erection. Two patients suffered from temporary stool incontinence. Despite major complaints due to extensive scarring, most (10 of 12) patients considered their cosmetic result as well as their quality of life to be satisfactory.