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Item Rebound thymic hyperplasia after bone marrow transplantation in children with haemato-oncological diseases(TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD, 2018-01-01) Arpaci, Taner; Karagun, Barbaros SahinAim of the study: To evaluate prevalence of rebound thymic hyperplasia (RTH) after bone marrow transplantation (BMT) in paediatric patients with haemato-oncological diseases. Material and methods: Between February 2013 and December 2017, BMT was performed in 189 paediatric patients with haemato-oncological diseases in our institution. Fifty-six patients who underwent at least two chest computed tomography (CT) exams performed before and after BMT were included in the study. Maximum transverse and anterior-posterior (AP) diameters and CT attenuation of the thymus were measured on axial images. Thymic enlargement was considered when both transverse and AP diameters increased. RTH was defined as the presence of thymic enlargement on CT after BMT relative to the CT taken before. Results: Twenty of 56 patients (36\%) demonstrated RTH (12 boys, 8 girls