Successful hyperbaric oxygen treatment of life-threatening hemorrhagic cystitis after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

Authors
Hattori, K Yabe, M Matsumoto, M Kudo, Y Yasuda, Y Inoue, H Minami, S Miyakita, H Kawamura, N Komori, K Yamamoto, I Yabe, H
Citation
K. Hattori et al., Successful hyperbaric oxygen treatment of life-threatening hemorrhagic cystitis after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, BONE MAR TR, 27(12), 2001, pp. 1315-1317
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology,"Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION
ISSN journal
02683369 → ACNP
Volume
27
Issue
12
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1315 - 1317
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-3369(200106)27:12<1315:SHOTOL>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) is a major cause of morbidity after allogeneic bo ne marrow transplantation (BMT). Many therapies have been investigated to p revent or treat HC, but effective treatment for HC is still limited. While the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been established for HC due t o chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy, its role in HC occurring after all ogeneic BMT has yet to be defined. We report two cases of life-threatening late-onset HC after allogeneic BMT in children, which resolved after treatm ent with hyperbaric oxygen.