Atrophic-appearing pancreas on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography as initial presentation of cystic fibrosis.

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Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease typically diagnosed in early childhood secondary to pulmonary manifestations. We present the unusual case of a 20-year-old man being diagnosed with cystic fibrosis after he was incidentally noted to have an atrophic pancreas on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. He had no sign of chronic pancreatitis or symptoms of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. As...

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