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FACTORS AFFECTING MORTALITY OF FOURNIER’S GANGRENE: REVIEW OF 70 PATIENTS

Background:  Fournier’s disease is a potentially fatal, acute, gangrenous infection of the scrotum, penis or perineum associated with a synergistic bacterial infection of the subcutaneous fat and superficial fascia.

Management of ileosigmoid knotting

Background Ileosigmoid knotting is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction.

Efficiency of obliteration procedures in the surgical treatment of hydatid cyst of the liver

Background:  Hydatid cyst of the liver (HCL) is a parasitic infestation caused by several species of Echinococcus and is endemic in many sheep‐raising areas. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the value of clinical, physical and laboratory findings and to discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic options in 250 patients with HCL.