Non-resection management of intestinal perforation associated with neutropenic enterocolitis in adolescent leukemia
Background: Neutropenic enterocolitis (NE) is a necrotizing inflammatory disease of the cecum or colon that develops during severe neutropenia.We present a leukemic patient who developed multiple intestinal perforations associated with NE and recovered by surgical intervention without bowel resection.Case presentation: A 16-year-old girl was diagno