title: [Digestive complications in adults with cystic fibrosis].
abstract: In France the median life expectancy of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is 36 years and one third of patients are adults. Respiratory disorders are the main determinants of survival during adulthood, although gastrointestinal complications can also have a major impact on quality of life and nutritional status. We reviewed gastro-intestinal and pancreatic manifestations of CF in adults. Some complications (diabetes, distal intestinal obstruction syndrome and acute pancreatitis) are more frequent in adulthood than in childhood. Clinical and therapeutic aspects of specific conditions (such as distal intestinal obstruction syndrome) or atypical presentations (including appendicular complications) are presented herein.
authors.affiliation: Département Médico-chirurgical de Pathologie Digestive, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris. xavier.dray@lrb.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Dray
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hubert
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Munck
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moreau
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marteau
mesh_terms: D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy