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Clinical Study International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association 1996

Fournier's disease: adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy to classic therapy.

Baykal K, Albayrak S, Inal H, Elbuken E, Dündar K, Onol Y — International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association, 1996

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers described a case of Fournier's disease where adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy was added to the conventional treatment regimen.

What They Found

Researchers observed the application of adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a single case of Fournier's disease. The report did not provide specific numerical outcomes or patient recovery details for this particular case.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it describes a case from outside Canada.

Study Limitations

The primary limitation of this study is its design as a single case report, which prevents generalization of findings to a broader patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type Clinical Study
Category Infection
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 8689515
Year Published 1996
Journal International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
MeSH Terms Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacteroides Infections; Fournier Gangrene; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male

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