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Fournier’s Gangrene

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References and Further Reading

  • Smith, G. L., Bunker, C. B., & Dinneen, M. D. (1998). Fournier’s gangrene. British Journal of Urology, 81(3), 347–355.

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  • Üreyen, O., Acar, A., Gökçelli, U., Atahan, M. K., & İlhan, E. (2017). Usefulness of FGSI and UFGSI scoring systems for predicting mortality in patients with Fournier’s gangrene: A multicenter study. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, 23(5), 389–394.

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  • Voelzke, B. B., & Hagedorn, J. C. (2018). Presentation and diagnosis of Fournier gangrene. Urology, 114, 8–13.

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  • Wróblewska, M., Kuzaka, B., Borkowski, T., Kuzaka, P., Kawecki, D., & Radziszewski, P. (2014). Fournier’s gangrene – current concepts. Polish Journal of Microbiology, 63(3), 267–273.

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  • Yılmazlar, T., Işık, Ö., Öztürk, E., Özer, A., Gülcü, B., & Ercan, İ. (2014). Fournier’s gangrene: Review of 120 patients and predictors of mortality. Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi, 20(5), 333–337.

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  1. Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    Cecilia Taverna

  2. Department of Translational Research and of New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Alessandro Franchi

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  1. Cecilia Taverna
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  1. Histopathology and Molecular Diagnostics, University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy

    Maria Rosaria Raspollini

  2. Pathology Service, Champalimaud Clinical Center, Lisbon, Portugal

    Antonio Lopez-Beltran

  3. Unit of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Surgery, Cordoba University Medical School, Cordoba, Spain

    Antonio Lopez-Beltran

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Taverna, C., Franchi, A. (2020). Fournier’s Gangrene. In: Raspollini, M.R., Lopez-Beltran, A. (eds) Uropathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41894-6_4816

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