Fournier's Gangrene: Overview of Prognostic Factors and Definition of New Prognostic Parameter

Erol B., Tuncel A., HANCI V., Tokgoz H., Yildiz A., Akduman B., ...More

UROLOGY, vol.75, no.5, pp.1193-1198, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 75 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.08.090
  • Journal Name: UROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1193-1198
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

OBJECTIVES To identify the prognostic factors and the new parameters that might predict a worse outcome in nonsurvivors compared with survivors of Fournier's gangrene (FG) and evaluated the validity of the Fournier's Gangrene Severity Index (FGSI) in patients with FG.