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[Two Cases of Non-Occlusive Mesenteric Ischemia That Developed after Chemotherapy].

Non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia(NOMI)causes intestinal necrosis due to irreversible ischemia of the intestinal tract despite the absence of organic obstruction in the mesenteric blood vessels. The disease has extremely poor prognosis. We encountered 2 cases of NOMI hypothesized to have developed after chemotherapy; thus, we report these cases considering the available literature. Case 1: A7 9-year-old man. The patient complained of abdominal pain during the first week after introducing docetaxel for local recurrence of prostate cancer. Abdominal computed tomography(CT)revealed mesenteric ischemia and intestinal emphysema. The patient was diagnosed with NOMI, and an emergency operation was performed. Upon laparotomy, the small intestine; ascending, transverse, and descending colon; recto sigmoid; and gall bladder appeared mottled necrotic. As such, all these were excised. He was admitted back to the hospital 3 weeks after surgery due to pneumonia. Case 2: A7 4-year-old man. Combination chemotherapy of docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-FU was given for oropharyngeal cancer. After 1 week, fever and abdominal pain were noted. Abdominal contrast CT examination was performed, and mesenteric ischemia was confirmed as NOMI. Emergency surgery was performed on the same day. The entire ileum was discolored with mottling, and it was determined to be necrotic. Thus, it was excised. Postoperative course is good, and the patient was followed up after discharge from the hospital. Before NOMI onset in both cases, docetaxel was used to treat myelosuppression. Considering the patient conditions, the association between NOMI onset and docetaxel was suspected. In general, mesenteric ischemia after administration of anticancer drugs is rare, and only a few cases have been reported.

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