title: Surgery in cystic fibrosis--a 20-year review.
abstract: The surgical histories of 111 patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) seen between 1972 and 1991 were examined. Fifty-seven of these children underwent 154 operations; in 34 the surgery was directly related to CF and accounted for 84 operations. Meconium ileus and its complications were responsible for 26 of the 32 major abdominal CF-related procedures and there were 3 major CF-related thoracic operations. Only 1 child died within a month of operation. Complications occurred in 11.9% of general anaesthetics and post-operative complications in 9.2% of operations. Patients with CF are likely to need operative intervention and, when indicated, surgery should have a low morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Cystic Fibrosis Clinic, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Westwood
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ireland
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Bowie
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome