Two children aged 11 and 9 years were operated upon for acute appendicitis and were discovered to bave cystic fibrosis: the histologic pat¬tern of the removed appendix was typical for this disorder. Appendicitis may thus be the first presenting sian of occult cystic fibrosis.
Fortuitous diagnosis of cystic fibrosis at laparotomy for acute appendicitis.
PARIGI, GIAN BATTISTA;
1997-01-01
Abstract
Two children aged 11 and 9 years were operated upon for acute appendicitis and were discovered to bave cystic fibrosis: the histologic pat¬tern of the removed appendix was typical for this disorder. Appendicitis may thus be the first presenting sian of occult cystic fibrosis.File in questo prodotto:
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