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Mesenteric inflammatory veno-occlusive disease (MIVOD) after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT)

Bone Marrow Transplantation volume 41, pages 311–313 (2008)Cite this article

Abdominal pain is a common and non-specific symptom after allogeneic PBSCT. Diagnosis frequently requires invasive diagnostic procedures. We report a patient with incapacitating abdominal pain of obscure etiology after PBSCT, finally diagnosed after a partial intestinal resection.

A 42-year-old man, diagnosed with AML with erythroid markers, received an allogeneic PBSCT from an HLA-identical sibling in the first CR. Conditioning included oral BU 4 mg/kg/day for 4 days and CY 60 mg/kg/day for 2 days. CsA and MTX (days +1, +3, +6 and +11) were used as GVHD prophylaxis. A positive tuberculine skin test prompted the administration of daily oral isoniazid after engraftment.

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    A M Pérez-Corral, D Serrano, R Carrión, A Gómez-Pineda, I Buño, P Balsalobre & J L Diez-Martín

  2. Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain

    J Menarguez-Palanca

  3. Servicio de Radiología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain

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Pérez-Corral, A., Serrano, D., Menarguez-Palanca, J. et al. Mesenteric inflammatory veno-occlusive disease (MIVOD) after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT). Bone Marrow Transplant 41, 311–313 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1705902

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