Article
Pancreatic involvement in cystic fibrosis.
Minerva medica - 1 Dec 2016
Ozen Alahdab Yesim, Duman Deniz G
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an important genetic disorder that usually manifests in early childhood. Better understanding and improved care of CF patients in our current practice with pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy and nutritional support has enabled physicians to see them more frequently from any age groups. After the lungs, pancreas is the most important organ involved with CF. Its most frequently affected...
Topics
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
- Humans
- Mutation
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Pancreatitis