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Fournier's disease: Adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) to classic therapy

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In the treatment of Fournier's disease which is relatively rare and highly fatal, we used hyperbaric oxygen therapy besides classic surgical debridement and antibiotherapy.

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  1. Department of Urology & Sea and Underwater Medicine, GATA Haydarpaşa, Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    K. Baykal, S. Albayrak, H. Inal, E. Elbüken & Ş. Y. Önol

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Baykal, K., Albayrak, S., Inal, H. et al. Fournier's disease: Adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) to classic therapy. International Urology and Nephrology 28, 539–541 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02550963

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