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Liver disease in cystic fibrosis: A prospective study on incidence, risk factors, and outcome.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Dec 2002
Colombo Carla, Battezzati Pier Maria, Crosignani Andrea, Morabito Alberto, Costantini Diana, Padoan Rita, Giunta Annamaria
Abstract excerpt
Incidence of liver disease (LD) associated with cystic fibrosis (CF) and its clinical characterization still is unsettled. We have assessed prospectively the incidence and risk factors of this complication, and its impact on the clinical course of CF. Between 1980 and 1990, we enrolled 177 CF patients without LD in a systematic clinical, laboratory, ultrasonography screening program of at least a 10-year...
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