Perforated diverticulitis presenting as necrotising fasciitis of the leg
Underwood, Timothy J., Southgate, Jeremy, Talbot, Robert and Nash, Guy F. (2008) Perforated diverticulitis presenting as necrotising fasciitis of the leg. World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 3, (10), 3-[pp]. (doi:10.1186/1749-7922-3-10).
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Description/Abstract
Diverticulosis of the colon is a common condition of increasing age. Complications of diverticulitis including stricture, perforation and fistula formation often require surgery. Perforated diverticulitis may rarely present with spreading superficial sepsis. We describe for the first time, to our knowledge, a case of retroperitoneal diverticula perforation presenting as necrotising fasciitis of the leg necessitating hind-quarter amputation
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 1749-7922 (print) |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RD Surgery |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Medicine > Cancer Sciences |
| Item ID: | 79406 |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2010 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 12:14 |
| Contributors: | Underwood, Timothy J. (Author) Southgate, Jeremy (Author) Talbot, Robert (Author) Nash, Guy F. (Author) |
| Date: | 27 February 2008 |
| Status: | Published |
| Contact Email Address: | t.j.underwood@soton.ac.uk |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/79406 |
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