Multiple strictures of the small intestine demanding surgical intervention as a rare consequence of graft versus host disease – case report

Multiple strictures of the small intestine demanding surgical intervention as a rare consequence of graft versus host disease – case report

Abstract Background Intestinal strictures are an extremely rare and life-threating complication in patients undergoing allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). We describe the case of a child operated for multiple strictures of the small intestine secondary to GvHD. Case presen...

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Main Authors: Agnieszka Sobkowiak-Sobierajska, Michał Błaszczyński, Przemysław Mańkowski, Jacek Wachowiak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-11-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Surgery
Subjects:
Graft versus host disease
Allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Multiple strictures
Small intestine
Surgery
Pediatrics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43159-020-00045-9

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