Octreotide infusion for malignant duodenal obstruction in a 12-year-old girl with metastatic peripheral nerve sheath tumor
| Autor: | Tara Wren, Shona M. MacLachlan, Dawn Davies |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
media_common.quotation_subject Octreotide Nerve Sheath Neoplasms medicine Humans Girl Neoplasm Metastasis Child Peripheral Nerve Sheath media_common business.industry Hematology medicine.disease Surgery Bowel obstruction Somatostatin medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology Abdominal Neoplasms Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Duodenum Female Duodenal Obstruction Complication business medicine.drug Hormone |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology. 34(7) |
| ISSN: | 1536-3678 |
| Popis: | Malignant bowel obstruction is a common complication of some adult malignancies. In childhood cancer, malignant bowel obstruction is relatively rare. Octreotide, an analogue of the hormone somatostatin, has been shown to be an effective treatment for this condition in adults. However, explicit description of its use for this indication in children was not discovered in the pediatric literature by this group of authors. The following report is that of a 12-year-old female who had copious bilious emesis secondary to malignant obstruction of the distal duodenum, which abated after treatment with a continuous intravenous octreotide infusion. |
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