Does Pneumatosis Intestinalis after Etoposide Chemotherapy always have a Benign Course?

Salcin E., Omercikoglu S., Eroglu S. E., AKOĞLU H., Onur O., DENİZBAŞI ALTINOK A.

JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS, cilt.7, sa.2, ss.24-26, 2016 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/jaemcr.2015.1253
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.24-26
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Pneumatosis intestinalis, mesenteric ischemia, abdominal pain, etoposide
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) was reported in hematological malignancies in immunosuppressive patients who were being administered chemotherapy and steroids. However, PI generally has a benign course and is usually conservatively treated in these patients. In this case, we presented a patient who underwent chemotherapy because of testis neoplasm and was admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain, vomiting, and high blood glucose levels, and the patient died because of PI and mesenteric ischemia.