Acute intestinal obstruction as a presentation of cystic fibrosis in infancy

Journal of Cystic Fibrosis

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 277-279

  Baral, Vijay ^a   Connett, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constipation; Cystic fibrosis; Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator; Distal intestinal obstruction syndrome; Intestinal obstruction; Meconium ileus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORIDE; ELASTASE; ENEMA; FLUCLOXACILLIN; KREON;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOSTOMY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ECZEMA; FECES ANALYSIS; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINAL DYSMOTILITY; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LETHARGY; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; SIGMOID; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWEAT TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWINS; VOMITING;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; SWEAT; SYNDROME; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 46949101087     PISSN: 15691993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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