title: Fortuitous diagnosis of cystic fibrosis at laparotomy for acute appendicitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Patologia Cellulare, Istituto di Anatomia Patologica, Universita' degli Studi e IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Avolio
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Parigi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grasso
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fasani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Verga
mesh_terms: 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