[Acute abdomen in patients with hematologic neoplasms]

Minerva Chir. 1990;45(13-14):929-32.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Sixteen onco-haematological patients with acute abdomen are presented. The diagnosis of acute abdominal conditions was: neutropenic enterocolitis, gastrointestinal perforation, bowel neoplastic obstruction hepatic abscess and strangulated tumoral hernia. The operative death was 31.2%; 62.5% died 2-24 months after surgery and 6.3% is alive at 72 months. The Authors conclude that in these patients the extended surgery should be performed only in prognostic all favourable cases.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen, Acute / etiology
  • Abdomen, Acute / surgery*
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leukemia / complications*
  • Lymphoma / complications*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Myeloma / complications
  • Prognosis