Pneumoperitoneum and pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) following chemotherapy in an adolescent with Hodgkin's lymphoma

BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Feb 23:2014:bcr2013203433. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-203433.

Authors

Ramnik V Patel¹, Paul Anthony Sutton, Daniel Colliver, Richard Stewart

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatric Urology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects*
Cyclophosphamide / adverse effects
Doxorubicin / adverse effects
Hodgkin Disease / drug therapy*
Humans
Male
Methotrexate / adverse effects
Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / etiology*
Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / surgery
Pneumoperitoneum / diagnostic imaging
Pneumoperitoneum / etiology*
Prednisone / adverse effects
Radiography
Vincristine / adverse effects

Substances

Vincristine
Doxorubicin
Cyclophosphamide
Prednisone
Methotrexate

Supplementary concepts

MEVAP protocol