Appendicitis in Acute Leukemia
- 1 May 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 114 (5), 632-633
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1979.01370290082017
Abstract
• The cases of five children with acute leukemia complicated by appendicitis were reviewed. All but one child had typical signs and symptoms of acute appendicitis, though four children were receiving prednisone. All five children underwent appendectomy, and all survived the immediate postoperative period. One child had a spontaneous remission following appendectomy. Two of three children in relapse suffered serious postoperative complications. Our experience supports the surgical management of appendicitis in acute leukemia. (Arch Surg 114:632-633, 1979)This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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