title: Intussusception in children with ALL receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
abstract: Acute abdominal complications of chemotherapy are common but the differential diagnosis wide. We describe two cases of intussuception of the bowel in children receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) and discuss how a high clinical suspicion is critical for the correct diagnosis to be made rapidly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. arestis@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Nikolas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Arestis
authors.forename: Gordon A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Mackinlay
authors.forename: George M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Hendry
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents