Publications by authors named "Naporn Thongpak"
Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a complication in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) receiving chemotherapy and has often been reported associated with L-asparaginase (L-asp) therapy.
Objectives: To determine the incidence, risk factors, clinical data, outcome, and mortality of AP in children with ALL.
Methods: Retrospective cohort study was conducted by reviewing the data of total 192 pediatric ALL patients from Pediatric Oncology Registry at Ramathibodi Hospital from 2000 to 2006 to assess incidence, clinical data, outcome, and mortality of AP.