Successful medical management of neutropenic enterocolitis.
The medical management of neutropenic enterocolitis has been associated with a 100% mortality rate according to recent reports. This report describes two cases which were successfully managed without colonic resection. In one case, 67Ga radionuclide scanning was utilized as an aid in the diagnosis. The incidence, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and previously reported cases of medical management of neutropenic enterocolitis are reviewed, and the role of granulocyte transfusions and 67Ga scanning are discussed.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000380:Agranulocytosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes