Pseudo-acute surgical abdomen and acute leukemia
Kurtz, J.E.; Maloisel, F.; Andres, E.; Rohr, S.; Oberling, F.
Annales de Chirurgie 52(5): 434-438
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-3944 PMID: 9752482 Document Number: 490235
The so-called pseudo-acute abdomen has been reported in acute leukemia, both at diagnosis or relapse. The clinical presentation may be misleading and life-threatening, due to the possible infiltration of any abdominal viscera. The authors present a series of eight patients and emphasize the management specificities of such patients and the possibility of long-term remissions, regardless of the severity of the initial presentation.