title: Neutropenic enterocolitis in a child with acute myeloid leukemia successfully treated with early surgical intervention.
abstract: Neutropenic entrocolitis (NE) is a life threatening complication of acute leukemia. The case presented here is of a 12 year old boy with acute myeloid leukemia, who developed neutropenic enterocolitis after induction with BFM-93 protocol. Patient underwent exploratory laparotomy during grade 4 neutropenia after failure on conservative line of management of NE. Patient withstood the procedure with supportive care and recovered. This case is reported because NE is a rare but potentially fatal complication and there are no clear guidelines for surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology and Paediatric Surgery, The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, NCH Campus, Asarva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016 India.
authors.forename: Arun Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Lingutla
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology and Paediatric Surgery, The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, NCH Campus, Asarva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016 India.
authors.forename: Asha S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology and Paediatric Surgery, The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, NCH Campus, Asarva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016 India.
authors.forename: Sandip A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology and Paediatric Surgery, The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, NCH Campus, Asarva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016 India.
authors.forename: Apurva A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology and Paediatric Surgery, The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, NCH Campus, Asarva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016 India.
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology and Paediatric Surgery, The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, NCH Campus, Asarva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016 India.
authors.forename: Pankaj M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology and Paediatric Surgery, The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, NCH Campus, Asarva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016 India.
authors.forename: Shilin N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology and Paediatric Surgery, The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, NCH Campus, Asarva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016 India.
authors.forename: Bharat J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Parikh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology and Paediatric Surgery, The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, NCH Campus, Asarva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016 India.
authors.forename: Shailesh S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Talati
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology and Paediatric Surgery, The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, NCH Campus, Asarva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016 India.
authors.forename: Harsha
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Panchal
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology and Paediatric Surgery, The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, NCH Campus, Asarva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016 India.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parikh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology and Paediatric Surgery, The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, NCH Campus, Asarva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016 India.
authors.forename: Bhavesh B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Parekh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology and Paediatric Surgery, The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, NCH Campus, Asarva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016 India.
authors.forename: Shivani J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bhatt