Significance of appendiceal thickening in association with typhlitis in pediatric oncology patients

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-249

  McCarville, M Beth ^a,b   Thompson, Janell ^a,b   Li, Chenghong ^a,b   Adelman, C Scott ^a,b   Lee, Moon O ^a,b   Alsammarae, Dania ^a,b   May, Martha V ^a,b   Jones, Sandra C ^a,b   Rao, Bhaskar N ^a,b   Sandlund, John T ^a,b  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendiceal; CT; Oncology; Thickening; Typhlitis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHOTREXATE; TOPOTECAN; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDIX DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COLON MUCOSA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTEROPATHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEUROBLASTOMA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TYPHLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDIX; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTEROCOLITIS, NEUTROPENIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 12144288623     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-003-1122-3     Document Type: Article

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