title: Recurrent neutropenic enterocolitis in a pediatric patient.
abstract: Management of an 8-year-old boy with Hodgkin lymphoma is presented. The patient had several recurrences of neutropenic enterocolitis and eventually required ileocecectomy. A review of the literature on this difficult problem affecting pediatric oncology patients is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Alexandra C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Maki
authors.forename: Salvatore J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bertolone
authors.forename: Jordan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bond
authors.forename: Sheldon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bond
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D044504:Enterocolitis, Neutropenic / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor