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Indian Journal of Surgery
Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery 6/2016

01-12-2016 | Letter to Editor

Gastric Mucormycosis Presenting as Gastrocolic Fistula: a Rare Entity

Authors: Tarun Mittal, Mohan Venkatesh Pulle, Ashish Dey, Vinod K. Malik

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery | Issue 6/2016

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Mucormycosis is a rapidly progressive fungal infection which spreads by angioinvasion and carries high mortality rates. In the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), the stomach is the most common site involved [1]. But, gastrocolonic fistula as a sequela of this pathology is a very rare entity. …
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Lalwani S, Govindasamy M, Gupta M, Siraj F, Varma V, Mehta N, Kumaran V, Mohan N, Chopra P, Arora A, Agarwal S, Soin A, Nundy S (2012) Gastrointestinal mucormycosis—four cases with different risk factors, involving different anatomical sites. Indian J Gastroenterol 31:139–143CrossRefPubMed
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Title
Gastric Mucormycosis Presenting as Gastrocolic Fistula: a Rare Entity
Authors
Tarun Mittal
Mohan Venkatesh Pulle
Ashish Dey
Vinod K. Malik
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Surgery / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 0972-2068
Electronic ISSN: 0973-9793
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-016-1527-5

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