Acute acalculous cholecystitis complicating chemotherapy for acute myeloblastic leukemia
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Acute acalculous cholecystitis complicating chemotherapy for acute myeloblastic leukemia
Acute acalculous cholecystitis is a rare complication in the treatment of acute myeloblastic leukemia. Diagnosis of acute acalculous cholecystitis remains difficult during neutropenic period. We present two acute myeloblastic leukemia patients that developed acute acalculous cholecystitis during chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. They suffered from fever, vomiting and acute pain in the epigastri...
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عنوان ژورنال: Leukemia Research Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2213-0489
DOI: 10.1016/j.lrr.2015.05.004