Non-resection management of intestinal perforation associated with neutropenic enterocolitis in adolescent leukemia
Background: Neutropenic enterocolitis (NE) is a necrotizing inflammatory disease of the cecum or colon that develops during severe neutropenia. We present a leukemic patient who developed multiple intestinal perforations associated with NE and recovered by surgical intervention without bowel resecti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576622003360 |