Unusual foreign body in the sigmoid colon, chronic alcohol abuse, and Fournier gangrene: a case report

Clin Interv Aging. 2015 Mar 31:10:673-7. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S79609. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

Fournier gangrene (FG) is an infectious condition with fulminant evolution and is sometimes life-threatening. Here, we present the case of an immunocompromised 59-year-old male with surgical history of a pancreatic pseudocyst stented endoscopically. After unrecognized stent migration in the sigmoid without colonic perforation, he developed severe necrosis of the scrotum and perineum, which spontaneously perforated, presenting a smell suggesting moist gangrene. FG that has spread to the male genital organs presents therapeutic challenges. The purpose of our study is to present this case, typical for FG, with an educational aim both for the internal and surgical specialties, and the goal of further multidisciplinary collaboration for the optimal management of the patient with personalized treatment.

Keywords: necrotizing infection; pancreatic stent; transplanted skin; vacuum-assisted closure; wound debridement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Alcoholism / complications*
  • Colon, Sigmoid*
  • Foreign-Body Migration / complications
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnosis
  • Foreign-Body Migration / etiology*
  • Fournier Gangrene / diagnosis
  • Fournier Gangrene / etiology*
  • Fournier Gangrene / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis Failure / adverse effects
  • Stents / adverse effects*