Acute GVHD (aGvHD) remains a major complication of allo-SCT. The pathogenesis of aGvHD is related to damage to the gut epithelium (caused largely by cytotoxic conditioning), which results in host APC ...

"This study shows that a CT scan of the abdomen is a reliable diagnostic tool, especially if signs such as venous congestion or mesenteric edema are noted," Carlyle M. Dunshee, MD, FACS, FASMBS, DABOM ...

Background: A 52-year-old man presented to hospital having experienced abdominal pain, abdominal distention and oliguria for 1 week. An abdominal CT scan revealed thrombosis in the superior mesenteric ...