Key result
Vincristine therapy linked to fatal paralytic ileus.
Highlights a fatal complication (paralytic ileus) associated with vincristine therapy.
May prompt ileus surveillance in vincristine recipients; single case leaves risk magnitude open.
P J Toghill, M.D., M.R.C.P, J D Burke, M.B., B.S; Death from paralytic ileus following vincristine therapy, Postgraduate Medical Journal, Volume 46, Issue
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Toghill et al. (1970) studied this question. Vincristine therapy can lead to fatal paralytic ileus.
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