Fortuitous diagnosis of cystic fibrosis at laparotomy for acute appendicitis.
Two children aged 11 and 9 years were operated upon for acute appendicitis and were discovered to have cystic fibrosis: the histologic pattern of the removed appendix was typical for this disorder. Appendicitis may thus be the first presenting sign of occult cystic fibrosis.
Avolio
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Laboratorio di Patologia Cellulare, Istituto di Anatomia Patologica, Universita' degli Studi e IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Parigi
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Grasso
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Fasani
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Verga
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D000208:Acute Disease; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male