caa a22 4500 477079911 CHVBK 20180405111447.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01507786 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01507786 Necrotizing soft tissue infections of the body wall: Computed tomographic evaluation [Elektronische Daten] [Kelly Sledz, Deborah Granke, Akella Chendrasekhar, Jeffery Hogg] The spectrum of soft tissue infection ranges from cellulitis to uncommon, but potentially fatal, diseases like necrotizing fasciitis and myonecrosis. The severity and extent of infection can be difficult to assess by physical examination alone. Computed tomography can accurately define the location and extent of infection as well as aid in its characterization. This information is critical in guiding surgical intervention in necrotizing soft tissue infections, which have a high mortality rate and require early recognition and aggressive surgical debridement. The presence of soft tissue gas or the involvement of deep fascia is highly suggestive of severe necrotizing soft tissue infection. We describe the computed tomographic appearance of three cases of necrotizing infection involving the fascia and muscles of the body wall. American Society of Emergency Radiology, 1996 Necrotizing infection nationallicence Fasciitis nationallicence Computed tomography nationallicence Sledz Kelly Department of Radiology, West Virginia University Hospitals, 26506-9235, Morgantown, West Virginia aut Granke Deborah Department of Radiology, West Virginia University Hospitals, 26506-9235, Morgantown, West Virginia aut Chendrasekhar Akella Department, West Virginia University Hospitals, 26506-9235, Morgantown, West Virginia aut Hogg Jeffery Department of Radiology, West Virginia University Hospitals, 26506-9235, Morgantown, West Virginia aut Emergency Radiology Springer-Verlag 3/5(1996-09-01), 261-264 1070-3004 3:5<261 1996 3 10140 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01507786 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01507786 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sledz Kelly Department of Radiology, West Virginia University Hospitals, 26506-9235, Morgantown, West Virginia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Granke Deborah Department of Radiology, West Virginia University Hospitals, 26506-9235, Morgantown, West Virginia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chendrasekhar Akella Department, West Virginia University Hospitals, 26506-9235, Morgantown, West Virginia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hogg Jeffery Department of Radiology, West Virginia University Hospitals, 26506-9235, Morgantown, West Virginia aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Emergency Radiology Springer-Verlag 3/5(1996-09-01), 261-264 1070-3004 3:5<261 1996 3 10140 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer