Ultrasound echo-intensity predicts severe pancreatic affection in cystic fibrosis patients.

Ultrasound echo-intensity predicts severe pancreatic affection in cystic fibrosis patients.

Pancreatic destruction affects the majority of patients with cystic fibrosis. We aimed to relate ultrasound findings to exocrine pancreatic function and cystic fibrosis genotype.Patients with cystic fibrosis and a matched group of healthy controls were included. We performed transabdominal ultrasoun...

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Main Authors: Trond Engjom, Friedemann Erchinger, Birger N Lærum, Erling Tjora, Odd H Gilja, Georg Dimcevski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4372286?pdf=render

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