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Between January 1980 and December 1987, ten Saudi Arabian children at Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Saudi Aramco) health care facilities in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia had cystic fibrosis (CF). The incidence of CF in Saudi Arab children less than or equal to 14 years was 1 in 4243. Five of the ten
A female neonate developed abdominal distension with vomiting. She was suffering from meconium ileus and cystic fibrosis.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a hereditary disease, characterized by chronic pulmonary disease, pancreatic insufficiency and abnormal electrolytes in the sweat. In order to evaluate the clinical manifestations and laboratory findings of Iranian children with CF during a 10-year period, 243 CF patients,
OBJECTIVE
Evaluation of diagnostic and treatment procedures in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) operated on because of meconium ileus (MI).
METHODS
The authors retrospectively reviewed the documentation of 10 CF newborn patients operated on in the years 2000-2014 because of MI. In prenatal
BACKGROUND
Cystic fibrosis (CF) can result in distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS) due to inspissated mucus. This paper describes the clinicopathological characteristics of adult CF patients with DIOS and assesses risk factors for surgery.
METHODS
A retrospective audit of CF patients at the
Treatment aimed at achieving an ideal nutritional status is an integral part of the management of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Emphasis is continually placed upon dietary intake and weight. The effects of this on eating behavior and self-perceptions are unclear. This work compared male and
OBJECTIVE
We aimed to evaluate the rate and examine potential predictors of subsequent anti-reflux procedures in a population undergoing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) insertion.
METHODS
We retrospectively reviewed the pre- and post-operative clinical course of patients undergoing PEG
Hypercalcemia is a rare complication of hypervitaminosis A. We report a pediatric patient with cystic fibrosis (CF) and pancreatic insufficiency who was found to have hypervitaminosis A causing hypercalcemia, complicated by nephrocalcinosis and renal impairment. The patient is a 4-year-old girl with
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial, we investigated the effects of the prokinetic drug cisapride in patients with cystic fibrosis and chronic recurrent distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS). After a baseline period, 17 patients (12.9 to 34.9 years; 12 boys) received, in
Most episodes of vomiting, reduced intake and diarrhoea in children can be evaluated and treated without additional tests. However, when the degree of clinical dehydration is not in line with the patient's medical history, other diagnoses should be suspected. In the presence of a hyponatraemic
Two male patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), both 18 years old, developed frontal lobe brain abscesses. Both patients presented with histories of intermittent headache over several days and occasional vomiting. Headache was not more evident in the mornings and not associated with visual disturbance
BACKGROUND
Air leak is a well-recognized complication of advanced cystic fibrosis in older children and adults but is extremely rare in infants. To the best of our knowledge, this is the youngest reported pediatric case of an air leak from a major airway.
METHODS
A 4-month-old Yamani baby girl with
OBJECTIVE
To establish the incidence of pathological gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) in newly diagnosed infants with cystic fibrosis and to identify clinical predictors of increased reflux.
METHODS
26 infants with cystic fibrosis less than 6 months of age (14 male, 12 female; mean (SEM) age 2.1
Chiari type I malformation is characterized by herniation of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum. An association between Chiari type I malformation and cystic fibrosis (CF) has not previously been established. We report on five children and adolescents with CF in whom Chiari type I