Table 1.
Contemporary Fournier’s gangrene case series
| References | % Mortality | No. Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Present series | 7.5 | 1,641 |
| Corcoran et al20 | 10 | 68 |
| Basoglu et al14 | 8.8 | 45 |
| Carvalho et al3 | 16.3 | 80 |
| Djè K: Afr J Urol 2006; 12: 44 | 17.9 | 78 |
| Ayan et al4 | 21.9 | 41 |
| Edino ST: Afr J Urol 2005; 11: 1 | 12.5 | 24 |
| Yeniyol et al19 | 24 | 25 |
| Norton S: Am Surg 2002; 68: 709 | 9 | 33 |
| Daali M: Afr J Urol 2002; 8: 157 | 17 | 60 |
| Eke N: Int Surg 2000; 85: 77 | 9.5 | 21 |
| Eke16 | 16 | 1,726* |
| Yaghan RJ: Dis Colon Rectum 2000; 43: 1300 | 20 | 10 |
| Corman JM: BJU Int 1999; 84: 85 | 4 | 23 |
| Kouadio K: Med Trop 1998; 58: 245 | 27 | 30 |
| Brissiaud JC: Chirurgie 1998; 123: 387 | 34 | 44 |
| Pizzorno et al6 | 0 | 11 |
| Benchekroun A: J Urol (Paris) 1997; 103: 27 | 9 | 55 |
| Picramenos D: Prog Urol 1995; 5: 701 | 30 | 10 |
| Palmer LS: Br J Urol 1995; 76: 208 | 43 | 30 |
| Laor et al18 | 43 | 30 |
| Attah CA: Br J Urol 1992; 70: 78 | 0 | 13 |
| Baskin LE: J Urol 1990; 144: 984 | 21 | 29 |
| Clayton MD: Surg Gynecol Obstet 1990; 170: 49 | 18 | 57 |
| Wolach MD: Br J Urol 1989; 64: 310 | 20 | 10 |
| Fahal AH: Br J Urol 1988; 61: 451 | 25 | 9 |
| Enriquez J: Dis Colon Rectum 1987; 30: 33 | 25 | 28 |
| Spirnak JP: J Urol 1984; 131: 289 | 45 | 20 |
| Stone and Martin2 | 88 | 33 |
*
Review article.