Clostridial myonecrosis of the abdominal wall – case report

Czech version

Authors: S. Látrová ¹; R. Čáp ^2,1; Z. Šubrt ^2,1
Authors‘ workplace: Chirurgická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové, přednosta: Prof. MUDr. A. Ferko, CSc. ¹; Katedra válečné chirurgie, Fakulta vojenského zdravotnictví Univerzity obrany, Hradec Králové vedoucí katedry: Plk. doc. MUDr. J. Páral, Ph. D. ²
Published in: Rozhl. Chir., 2014, roč. 93, č. 6, s. 328-330.
Category: Case Report

Overview

The authors present a case report of a forty-five-year-old patient operated on for acute appendicitis who developed gas gangrene of the abdominal wall within 48 hours after an appendectomy and subsequently also clostridial sepsis. Due to early diagnosis and intensive care, the patient survived. Clostridial myonecrosis is a rare complication after abdominal surgery and may be fatal in many cases. In our literature, there are only a few publications describing cases of patients who survived this rare postoperative complication.

Key words:
clostridial sepsis – gas gangrene of the abdominal wall – appendectomy

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Perspectives in Surgery

2014 Issue 6