RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Contemporary non-surgical approach for faecal diversion in a case of Fournier’s gangrene JF BMJ Case Reports FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP bcr-2017-222282 DO 10.1136/bcr-2017-222282 VO 2017 A1 Harsh Sheth A1 Shilpa Ashutosh Rao A1 Karthik Venkataramani YR 2017 UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2017/bcr-2017-222282.abstract AB Fournier’s gangrene is a fatal necrotising fasciitis of the perineum, genitals and lower abdomen. Patients often need an aggressive surgical debridement, and in few cases, a diverting colostomy. We report the case of a 70-year-old man with multiple comorbidities diagnosed with Fournier’s gangrene, who underwent debridement and had a wound complication due to faecal contamination. A novel, self-retaining rectal device was used to perform faecal diversion, which subsequently showed wound healing within a week, hence avoiding the need of a colostomy.