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Neutropenic enterocolitis. Two case reports of long‐term survival following surgery
Author(s) -
Kies Merrill S.,
Luedke Dan W.,
Boyd James F.,
McCue Miles J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197902)43:2<730::aid-cncr2820430249>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - medicine , enterocolitis , surgery , abdomen , cancer , abdomen surgery
We report two cases of neutropenic enterocolitis with long‐term survival following surgery. This favorable outcome was related to three major factors: recognition of the acute surgical abdomen, appropriately timed surgical intervention, and a prompt postoperative return of normal circulating white cells. Cancer 43:730–734, 1979.