Chemotherapy-Induced Jejunal Stricture in a Child with Retinoblastoma: A Rare Case Report
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Introduction: Treatment with a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy is known to be associated with gastrointestinal stricture in both children and adults with malignancies. However, gastrointestinal stricture resulting from chemotherapy alone is a rare complication in paediatric malignancies. We experienced a rare case of jejunal stricture causing small bowel obstruction in a child with retinoblastoma during receiving chemotherapy.
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