Erschienen in:
Open Access
01.12.2008 | Case report
Perforated diverticulitis presenting as necrotising fasciitis of the leg
verfasst von:
Timothy J Underwood, Jeremy Southgate, Robert Talbot, Guy F Nash
Erschienen in:
World Journal of Emergency Surgery
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Ausgabe 1/2008
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.