Kurtz J E, Maloisel F, Andres E, Rohr S, Oberling F
Service d'Onco-Hématologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg.
Ann Chir. 1998;52(5):434-8.
The so-called pseudo-acute abdomen has been reported in acute leukemia, both at diagnosis or relapse. The clinical presentation may be misleading and life-threatening, due to the possible infiltration of any abdominal viscera. The authors present a series of eight patients and emphasize the management specificities of such patients and the possibility of long-term remissions, regardless of the severity of the initial presentation.
