Abdominal complications of chemotherapy in pediatric malignancies: imaging findings.
作者信息
Khoury Nabil J, Kanj Vladimir, Abboud Miguel, Muwakkit Samar, Birjawi Ghina A, Haddad Maurice C
机构信息
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
出版信息
Clin Imaging. 2009 Jul-Aug;33(4):253-60. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2008.10.029.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the imaging findings of abdominal complications caused by chemotherapy in pediatric cancer patients.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS
Radiology studies of 243 patients treated in our Children Cancer Center were reviewed, 164 of whom had abdominal studies. Medical records of 54 patients with abnormal imaging findings were studied.
RESULTS
Ultrasound and/or CT findings showed the following complications: (1) gallbladder sludge/crystals (n=13), gallstones (n=8), cholecystitis (n=3); (2) liver steatosis (n=23), siderosis (n=1), veno-occlusive disease (n=2); (3) pancreatitis (n=7); (4) typhlitis (n=12), esophagitis (n=2).
CONCLUSION
Awareness of these complications is essential for appropriate management, decreasing their mortality and morbidity.
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