%0 Journal Article
%T Intestinal Perforation by a Toothpick as Reason for Necrotizing Fasciitis
%A Christian Heiss
%A David Weisweiler
%A Gero Knapp
%A Markus Rupp
%A Volker Alt
%J Journal of Bone and Joint Infection
%D 2018
%R 10.7150/jbji.29065
%X Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon but often fatal disease. Given the various causes of necrotizing fasciitis, we report a case of sigmoid colon perforation caused by a toothpick subsequently resulting in fulminant necrotizing fasciitis of the retroperitoneum and right thigh successfully treated by hemipelvectomy and Hartmann¡äs procedure.
%K intestinal perforation
%K necrotizing fasciitis
%K sepsis
%K hemipelvectomy
%U http://www.jbji.net/v03p0226.htm