Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for pediatric hemorrhagic cystitis

Severe refractory hemorrhagic cystitis secondary to chemotherapy and/or rad iation may be a significant clinical problem for which we currently lack a definitive noninvasive treatment. While the efficacy of hyporbaric oxygen t herapy for hemorrhagic cystitis has been established in adults, its role in children has yet to be defined.(1-3) To our knowledge we report the first successful use of hyperbaric oxygen in a child with severe hemorrhagic cyst itis refractory to conventional treatment.