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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Good functional outcome following severe neutropenic enterocolitis and perforation in a 48-year-old woman undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.

Richard Fenton, Hannah Schneiders, Jeremy Reid

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 48% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Richard FentonAnaesthetics, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK notnef89@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5088-1991
Hannah SchneidersICU, Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Yeovil, UK.
Jeremy ReidAnaesthesia, Yeovil District Hospital, Yeovil, UK.
Southmead Hospital · GBYeovil District Hospital · GBYeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neutropenic enterocolitis (NEC) is a life-threatening bowel condition, usually resulting from chemotherapy, with a mortality rate thought to be as high as 50%. Markers of poor prognosis include gastrointestinal perforation and bowel wall thickness radiologically detected to be greater than 10 mm. NEC is associated with severe neutropenia and predominantly affects the large bowel; however, we present a case of severe NEC with oesophageal perforation requiring transfer to a specialist upper gastrointestinal unit for corrective stenting. Despite initial bowel wall thickness of 20 mm in the ascending colon, two discrete episodes of bowel perforation and an inpatient stay totalling 89 days, the patient was discharged with full independence, a good quality of life and a plan for curative mastectomy plus axillary clearance.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsEnterocolitis, NeutropenicNeutropeniaFemaleHumansMastectomyMiddle AgedQuality of Lifebreast cancerchemotherapygastrointestinal surgeryinfection (gastroenterology)intensive care

Identifiers

PMID33653834
PMCPMC7929857
OpenAlexW3133830716

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