A CASE OF GASTRIC MUCORMYCOSIS RESULTING IN PARTIAL GASTRECTOMY
Kelsey A. Staudinger1, Matthew Hatch1, Tamara S. Stojilkovic*1, Ahmed M. Zihni2
1Surgery, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO; 2Porter Adventist Hospital, Denver, CO
This is a case of a 66-year-old man with recent diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, currently, on chemotherapy, who presented for diagnostic EGD due to concerns for poor PO intake. He was found to have a gastric ulcer within the fundus with confirmed Mucormycosis on further testing. As a result, the patient's Whipple was placed temporarily on hold until this infection could be cleared. He was placed on a course of Posaconazole and surgery was ultimately consulted for definitive management where he underwent laparoscopic proximal partial gastrectomy with paraesophageal hernia repair. The patient tolerated the procedure well without any notable complications.
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