Pancreatic Cystosis in Two Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis

We present pancreatic cystosis in two adolescents with cystic fibrosis, a 13-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy. In pancreatic cystosis, which is a rare manifestation of CF, the pancreatic parenchyma is replaced with multiple cysts of different sizes. Pancreatic cystosis is mainly an imaging based...

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Main Authors: Elpis Hatziagorou, Asterios Kampouras, Maria Sidiropoulou, Andreas Markou, Athanasia Anastasiou, John Tsanakas
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5321785
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description We present pancreatic cystosis in two adolescents with cystic fibrosis, a 13-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy. In pancreatic cystosis, which is a rare manifestation of CF, the pancreatic parenchyma is replaced with multiple cysts of different sizes. Pancreatic cystosis is mainly an imaging based diagnosis and frequent follow-up should be recommended.
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spelling doaj-art-9ca946a83aa74f4abcd78f33d67c38a92025-02-03T01:02:39ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112016-01-01201610.1155/2016/53217855321785Pancreatic Cystosis in Two Adolescents with Cystic FibrosisElpis Hatziagorou0Asterios Kampouras1Maria Sidiropoulou2Andreas Markou3Athanasia Anastasiou4John Tsanakas5Paediatric Pulmonology and CF Unit, 3rd Paediatric Department, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 49 Konstantinoupoleos street, 54642 Thessaloniki, GreecePaediatric Pulmonology and CF Unit, 3rd Paediatric Department, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 49 Konstantinoupoleos street, 54642 Thessaloniki, GreeceMagnetic Resonance Imaging Department, Hippokration Hospital, 54642 Thessaloniki, GreeceMagnetic Resonance Imaging Department, Hippokration Hospital, 54642 Thessaloniki, GreeceMagnetic Resonance Imaging Department, Hippokration Hospital, 54642 Thessaloniki, GreecePaediatric Pulmonology and CF Unit, 3rd Paediatric Department, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 49 Konstantinoupoleos street, 54642 Thessaloniki, GreeceWe present pancreatic cystosis in two adolescents with cystic fibrosis, a 13-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy. In pancreatic cystosis, which is a rare manifestation of CF, the pancreatic parenchyma is replaced with multiple cysts of different sizes. Pancreatic cystosis is mainly an imaging based diagnosis and frequent follow-up should be recommended.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5321785
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Case Reports in Pediatrics
title Pancreatic Cystosis in Two Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis
title_full Pancreatic Cystosis in Two Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis
title_fullStr Pancreatic Cystosis in Two Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis
title_full_unstemmed Pancreatic Cystosis in Two Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis
title_short Pancreatic Cystosis in Two Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis
title_sort pancreatic cystosis in two adolescents with cystic fibrosis
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