… of laparotomy for the staging of Hodgkin's disease in childhood, including 52 operative …
The dangers of the laparotomy per se in children with Hodgkin's disease have been stressed.'"·7 …

… Twenty-five children with Hodgkin's Disease referred to the Division of Pediatric
Hematology-Oncology of the … Staging laparotomy was performed on all patients in whom a …

… ,” ie, stage I-II to stage III-IV. The technique of laparotomy for staging in Hodgkin’s disease, …
appeared important in this initial experience with 20 children. Some of the results have been …

Proper therapy for Hodgkin disease requires accurate staging of the disease. We compared …
with that of laparotomy for staging newly diagnosed Hodgkin disease in 46 children. The …

… Hodgkin's disease. The purpose of this study was to review the results of staging laparotomies
for Hodgkin's disease in children, … surgery played in the early management of the illness. …

… is to review the results of 72 laparotomies with an attempt to … in children with Hodgkin's
disease. An attempt is also made to assess the prognostic implication of the subdivisions of Stage …

… in the child and the unknown consequences of prolonged chemotherapy in this age group,
the staging of Hodgkin disease by laparotomy is of unique importance in pediatric patients. …

… laparotomy is performed in children with clinical Stage I, 11, or 111 Hodgkin's disease,
stage will be altered (upward or downward) in approximately 40% of children subjected to the …

… of the staging laparotomy in pediatric Hodgkin’s disease. … staging laparotomy is warranted
for the majority of pediatric patients with Hodgkin’s disease if treatment will be guided by stage…

… III or IV disease should have a bone marrow aspiration and closed needle biopsy. At the …
of disease identified at staging laparotomy in pediatric patients with Hodgkin's disease were the …