title: Retroperitoneal fungal abscess presenting as superior mesenteric artery syndrome.
abstract: We report a patient two years post-cholecystectomy for gallstone pancreatitis presenting with superior mesenteric artery syndrome due to a retroperitoneal fungal abscess.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaffary
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000382:microbiology; D013478:Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*