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Amsacrine and etoposide induced paralytic ileus in a patient with acute myelomonocytic leukemia
Journal of Surgical Oncology
|March 1, 1985
Abstract:
A 73-year-old man with acute myelomonocytic leukemia developed a severe paralytic ileus after amsacrine and etoposide treatment. The ileus did not respond to treatment with gastric suction and intravenous fluids. Autonomic neuropathy induced by anti-neoplastic drugs may lead to this life-threatening condition.