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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2023

Lower extremity necrotizing fasciitis with iliopsoas abscess secondary to perforated colon cancer: a diagnosis not to miss.

Elias E Lahham, Mohammad I Alsahouri, Abdalrazeq A Ghweir, Qusai A Alsalah, Mohammad AlQadi, Nader Sarhan

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Abdominal Necrotizing Fasciitis Secondary to Perforated Colon Cancer.Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Elias E LahhamRadiation Oncology Department, Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem 9511208, Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6514-5206
Mohammad I AlsahouriFaculty of Medicine, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron 150, Palestine.
Abdalrazeq A GhweirFaculty of Medicine, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron 150, Palestine.
Qusai A AlsalahFaculty of Medicine, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron 150, Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9785-3205
Mohammad AlQadiFaculty of Medicine, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron 150, Palestine.
Nader SarhanFaculty of Medicine, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron 150, Palestine.
Palestine Polytechnic University · PSAugusta Victoria Hospital · ILShaare Zedek Medical Center · IL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a life-threatening soft tissue infection, typically caused by preexisting conditions such as trauma, complicated intraabdominal infections, or even small wounds. However, it is very rare for NF to occur as a result of perforated colon cancer (CC). Diagnosis primarily relies on clinical findings, imaging, and laboratory tests. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for patient survival. In this study, we present a case of an 82-year-old female a known case of CC diagnosed 1 month ago. She presented with hip pain persisting for 10 days duration, along with skin changes over the proximal anterolateral aspect of the thigh. The patient was diagnosed with NF associated with an iliopsoas abscess caused by perforated CC that was managed with surgical debridement, left hemicolectomy, and end colostomy along with broad-spectrum antibiotics.

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colon canceriliopsoas abscesslower extremitynecrotizing fasciitis

Identifiers

PMID38164208
PMCPMC10758249
OpenAlexW4390507953

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