title: [Pancreatitis in cystic fibrosis: association with genotype and pancreatic status].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pancreatitis is an uncommon complication of cystic fibrosis (CF). Either single or recurrent acute episodes can occur and it occasionally may follow a protracted course with relentless destruction of the pancreas. Moreover mild mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) have been found in many cases of idiopathic chronic pancreatitis. We describe a group of patients with CF who had one or more episodes of pancreatitis. We have estimated its prevalence in a large population of patients with CF across Spain.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective descriptive study was conducted by collecting the demographic, clinical and laboratory data, pancreatic status and genotype of CF patients who attended the CF Units in 5 Spanish hospitals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall number of CF patients under follow-up in the five centres was 520, of which 17 cases with pancreatitis were identified. The prevalence of pancreatitis in this population was 3.3%, higher than previously reported. Noticeably eight of the 17 patients (47.06%) had pancreatic insufficiency. This appears to be, partly, in contrast with that classically found, as this complication is usually associated with patients with a certain level of pancreatic reserve. No associations with genotype, age, gender or other factors were found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of pancreatitis in our CF patients was higher than that found in other CF populations, and was not limited to patients with pancreatic sufficiency. It occurred mostly in teenagers and young adults often with mild pulmonary disease. The CF genotype was variable. The course of the patients should be carefully monitored, and further information on the long-term outcome of larger cohorts of patients is needed.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterología y Nutrición Infantil, Unidad de Fibrosis Quística, Hospital de Cruces, Barakaldo, Bizkaia, España. amaia.sojoaguirre@osakidetza.net
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sojo Aguirre
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Martínez Ezquerra
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bousoño García
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: García Novo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Heredia González
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Manzanares López-Manzanares
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baranda García
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vázquez Cordero
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics*; D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D019005:Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator