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Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2022 Apr 21. Epub 2022 Apr 21.

Sri Krishnasevasharama Hospital, Bangalore, India.

A new variant of coronavirus (2019-nCoV) causing acute respiratory distress in humans was identified for the first time in 2019, in Wuhan, China. One of the many complications of infection with this coronavirus is hypercoagulopathy, resulting in acute thrombosis; often leading to acute limb ischaemia. Herein, we report 20 cases of COVID-19 with peripheral arterial thrombosis involving either upper or lower limbs. Read More

Ann Vasc Surg 2022 Jan 17. Epub 2022 Jan 17.

Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

Background: There is a paucity of data regarding the conversion rate from dry gangrene to wet gangrene after lower extremity revascularization. This study aimed to determine the rate of conversion from dry to wet gangrene within 30 days post-procedure in patients who underwent endovascular or open revascularization for critical limb ischemia. Secondary aims included determining the time to conversion and associated risk factors with conversion. Read More

Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2022 Jan 8;73:103174. Epub 2021 Dec 8.

Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Diabetic foot complications constitute a major public health problem worldwide, especially in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where the prevalence of diabetes is high. Our study was designed to determine the pattern and type of amputations performed on patients with diabetic foot admitted to a tertiary center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; we also aimed to determine the 7-year mortality rate of patients with diabetic foot at the same institution.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study was conducted between January 2013 and September 2020 at a tertiary center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Read More

Urol Case Rep 2021 Nov 28;39:101865. Epub 2021 Sep 28.

Urology, Atsumi Hospital, Aichi, Japan.

Penile gangrene secondary to calciphylaxis is rare. A case of gangrene of the penis in a chronic renal failure patient is reported. Extensive vascular calciphylaxis was observed within the penis. Read More

J Foot Ankle Surg 2022 Mar-Apr;61(2):286-292. Epub 2021 Aug 12.

Resident, Foot & Ankle Surgery, Regions Hospital/HealthPartners Institute for Education and Research, Saint Paul, MN.

Medical literature offers no clear treatment guidelines when performing amputations for gangrene of the forefoot despite a high percentage that suffer poor outcome due to infection. Gas gangrene and wet gangrene are often preceded by dry stable gangrene. This is a retrospective review of consecutive patients who underwent forefoot amputation and bone biopsy as treatment of forefoot gangrene by a single surgeon. Read More