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ERCP findings in idiopathic pancreatitis: patients who are cystic fibrosis gene positive and negative.
Gastrointestinal endoscopy - 1 Feb 2006
Alazmi Waleed M, Fogel Evan L, Schmidt Suzette, Watkins James L, McHenry Lee, Sherman Stuart, Lehman Glen A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Our series of patients with idiopathic pancreatitis (IP) found a cystic fibrosis (CF) gene abnormality in 19% compared with 3.5% in patients without pancreatitis. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine whether the CF gene predicts more severe ERP findings. DESIGN: This was a retrospective case-control study. SETTING AND PATIENTS: From July 1998 to August 2004, CF gene analysis was performed in 819...
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