Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	17155
Country	Croatia

Received	2015-02-21 21:04
Peer-Review Started	2015-02-23 09:20
To Make the First Decision	2015-04-23 13:14
Return for Revision	2015-04-30 15:50
Revised	2015-05-08 21:50
Second Decision	2015-06-08 08:22
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2015-06-09 03:04
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-06-16 11:54
Articles in Press	2015-06-16 11:54
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2015-06-17 05:01
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-07-30 14:40
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-08-17 11:15

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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Rectal cancer and Fournier’s gangrene - current knowledge and therapeutic options
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Tomislav Bruketa, Matea Majerovic and Goran Augustin
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Goran Augustin, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University Hospital Center Zagreb and School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Kišpatićeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. augustin.goran@gmail.com
Key Words	Fournier’s gangrene; Necrotizing fasciitis; Proctological examination; Necrotizing soft tissue infections; Oncological treatment; Rectal cancer; Surgical treatment; Reconstructive surgery
Core Tip	The reported incidence of Fournier’s gangrene (FG) has increased dramatically, while the reported incidence of rectal cancer-induced FG is unknown but is extremely low. Therapeutic options are more complex than for other forms of FG. First, the causative rectal tumor should be removed - survival with rectal cancer resection is reported as 100%, while with colostomy it is only 80%. Second, the timing of the oncological treatment should be adjusted to the resolution of the FG and sometimes for the healing of plastic reconstructive procedures commonly needed for the reconstruction of large perineal, scrotal and lower abdominal wall defects.
Publish Date	2015-08-17 11:15
Citation	Bruketa T, Majerovic M, Augustin G. Rectal cancer and Fournier’s gangrene - current knowledge and therapeutic options. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(30): 9002-9020
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i30/9002.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i30.9002

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