PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A Privitera
AU  - D P Edwards
AU  - C Cunningham
TI  - Retroperitoneal Gas Gangrene Complicating Elective Inguinal Hernia Repair
AID  - 10.1136/jramc-147-03-10
DP  - 2001 Oct 01
TA  - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
PG  - 309--310
VI  - 147
IP  - 3
4099  - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/147/3/309.short
4100  - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/147/3/309.full
SO  - J R Army Med Corps2001 Oct 01; 147
AB  - Gas gangrene is a well recognised complication of contaminated military wounds. A case of Clostridial myonecrosis following elective inguinal hernia repair is described. The pathology, clinical features and management of this life-threatening condition are reviewed.