title: Responding to 4 gastrointestinal complications in cancer patients.
abstract: If your patient has cancer, be prepared to help her manage such serious GI complications as bowel obstruction, peritonitis, fistula formation, and intestinal perforation.
authors.affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jeanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Held-Warmkessel
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schiech
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000451:nursing*; D000368:Aged; D016154:Digestive System Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy