Colonic stricture in a boy with cystic fibrosis.

Ong, P S; Oades, P J; Bush, A; Brereton, R J · Postgrad Med J · 1995

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Many problems may arise within the gastrointestinal tract of patients with cystic fibrosis. We report a new cause of subacute intestinal obstruction due to a fibrotic stricture of the ascending colon in a child with cystic fibrosis. Treatment was with a right hemicolectomy. There has been no recurrence after nine months follow-up. Recent similar cases suggest that this new pathology is linked to the use of enteric-coated high-strength pancreatin microspheres.

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