Abstract
A 16-year-old girl being treated for a relapse of promyelocytic leukaemia developed typhlitis of the caecum and ascending colon related to Klebsiella septicaemia during the neutropenic phase, 2 weeks after the start of induction treatment with chemotherapy. After 10 days of treatment with parenteral feeding and antibiotics, massive rectal blood loss occurred, causing haemodynamic instability. Contrast-enhanced abdominal CT showed contrast extravasation in the caecal lumen. This life-threatening situation prompted visceral angiography, which confirmed a contrast blush in the caecum. Subsequent embolisation resulted in haemodynamic stability
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 283-285 |
| Journal | Pediatric radiology |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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