J Korean Surg Soc.
2006 Nov;71(5):376-378.
Gastric Perforation Associated with Vascular Invasive Mucormycosis in a Renal Transplant Recipient
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- 1Departments of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ahjoon@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- 2Departments of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- The clinicopathological manifestations of gastric mucormycosis range from colonization of ulcer disease to infiltration of tissue with or without vascular involvement. The prognosis of this disease is extremely poor when blood vessel invasion is observed. Herein, we report on a rare case of ischemic gastric perforation that was associated with vascular invasive mucormycosis in a renal recipients 7 years after transplantation.
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