Abstract
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.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: November 25, 2008
Accepted:
October 5,
2008
Received:
April 2,
2008
Footnotes
☆The Children Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL) is affiliated with St. Jude's Cancer Center, Tennessee, USA.
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