First adult patient with fibrosing colonopathy

Am J Gastroenterol. 1998 Jul;93(7):1171-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1998.00355.x.

Abstract

An adult patient with cystic fibrosis and chronic abdominal complaints developed symptomatic fibrosing colonopathy several months after the beginning of high dose pancreas enzyme therapy. Despite the absence of a stricture, surgical resection was performed. Since then the abdominal complaints have not recurred.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Adult
  • Colectomy
  • Colon / blood supply
  • Colon / drug effects
  • Colon / pathology*
  • Cystic Fibrosis / complications*
  • Cystic Fibrosis / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Fibrosis
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gastrointestinal Agents / administration & dosage
  • Gastrointestinal Agents / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Ischemia / etiology
  • Pancreatin / administration & dosage
  • Pancreatin / adverse effects

Substances

  • Gastrointestinal Agents
  • Pancreatin