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- Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, and as treatment improves, bowel emergencies among cancer patients are becoming more frequent due to longer survival rates.
- The article focuses on imaging features of various bowel emergencies that occur in cancer patients, including issues like chemotherapy-related colitis and bowel obstructions.
- Radiologists play a crucial role in diagnosing these emergencies through imaging and helping to guide subsequent treatment decisions.
Article Abstract
Cancer is the second most common cause of death worldwide. Bowel emergencies in patients with cancer are becoming increasingly more prevalent due to advances in cancer therapy and longer overall patient survival. When these patients present acutely, they are often frail and may have pre-existing co-morbidities. This article discusses the imaging features of bowel emergencies commonly encountered in oncological patients in clinical practice. These include chemotherapy related colitis, neutropenia enterocolitis and typhlitis, toxic megacolon, bowel perforation, malignant bowel obstruction and gastrointestinal haemorrhage. The radiologist plays a key role in identifying these oncological emergencies and guiding further management.
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