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