Article
[Pancreatitis in cystic fibrosis: association with genotype and pancreatic status].
Anales de pediatria (Barcelona, Spain : 2003) - 1 Dec 2011
Sojo Aguirre A, Martínez Ezquerra N, Bousoño García C, García Novo M D, Heredia González S, Manzanares López-Manzanares J, Baranda García F, Vázquez Cordero C
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Pancreatitis is an uncommon complication of cystic fibrosis (CF). Either single or recurrent acute episodes can occur and it occasionally may follow a protracted course with relentless destruction of the pancreas. Moreover mild mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) have been found in many cases of idiopathic chronic pancreatitis. We describe a group of patients...
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