Candida albicans-infected pancreatic pseudocyst: report of a case

Surg Today. 2004;34(5):466-9. doi: 10.1007/s00595-003-2716-y.

Abstract

We report the case of a 48-year-old man with a pseudocyst infected by Candida albicans, and review the relevant literature. The patient was successfully treated by a Roux-en-Y cystojejunostomy of the pseudocyst and adjunctive therapy with amphotericin B. Candida species isolated from a pancreatic pseudocyst or abscess should be considered pathogenic, and treated aggressively.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use*
  • Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Candida albicans / isolation & purification
  • Candida albicans / pathogenicity
  • Candidiasis / drug therapy*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Humans
  • Jejunostomy / methods
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreatic Pseudocyst / microbiology*
  • Pancreatic Pseudocyst / surgery*

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Amphotericin B