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Ionescu AM, Rogers AM. Gas gangrene of the thigh in a morbidly obese patient with occult colon cancer. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2010;4(2):e83-e162doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2009.09.005.
Ionescu, A. M., & Rogers, A. M. (2010). Gas gangrene of the thigh in a morbidly obese patient with occult colon cancer. Obesity research & clinical practice, 4(2), e83-e162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2009.09.005
Ionescu, Adrian M, and Rogers, Ann M. "Gas gangrene of the thigh in a morbidly obese patient with occult colon cancer." Obesity research & clinical practice vol. 4,2 (2010): e83-e162. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2009.09.005
Ionescu AM, Rogers AM. Gas gangrene of the thigh in a morbidly obese patient with occult colon cancer. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2010 Apr-Jun;4(2):e83-e162. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2009.09.005. PMID: 24345654.
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Obes Res Clin Pract. 2010 Apr-Jun;4(2):e83-e162. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2009.09.005.

Gas gangrene of the thigh in a morbidly obese patient with occult colon cancer.

Obesity research & clinical practice

Adrian M Ionescu, Ann M Rogers

Affiliations

  1. Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey 17033, PA, United States.
  2. Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey 17033, PA, United States. Electronic address:[email protected].

PMID: 24345654 DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2009.09.005

Abstract

SUMMARY: We report a case of atraumatic gas gangrene and myonecrosis of the leg secondary to infection with Clostridium septicum in a severely obese patient with an occult cancer. She was treated successfully for both conditions. A review of the current literature describes this constellation of findings and the appropriate treatment.:

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