Article
Analysis of risk factors for the development of liver disease associated with cystic fibrosis.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Mar 1994
Colombo C, Apostolo M G, Ferrari M, Seia M, Genoni S, Giunta A, Sereni L P
Abstract excerpt
We prospectively screened for liver disease patients with cystic fibrosis who were more than 3 years of age and who were followed at the cystic fibrosis center of the University of Milan. From January 1991 to December 1992, we screened 189 patients; clinical, biochemical, and echographic abnormalities suggestive of overt liver disease were present in 34 (18%). To define risk factors for the development of liver...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Child
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Liver Diseases
- Male
- Meconium
- Mutation