Hepatobiliary disease in cystic fibrosis patients with pancreatic sufficiency. 1995

D L Waters, and S F Dorney, and M A Gruca, and H C Martin, and R Howman-Giles, and A E Kan, and M De Silva, and K J Gaskin
Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Camperdown, Sydney, Australia.

Focal and multilobular biliary cirrhosis are considered pathognomonic of cystic fibrosis (CF) and almost invariably have been reported in patients with steatorrhea. In contrast, patients with pancreatic sufficiency and normal absorption are considered less likely to develop liver or biliary tract problems. The authors report three patients with CF and pancreatic sufficiency, presenting with recurrent abdominal pain (unrelated to pancreatitis). All had common bile duct disease, one with multilobular cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Pancreatic sufficiency was proven by quantitative pancreatic stimulation tests, 3-day fecal fat analyses, and serum pancreatic isoamylases. All three patients had mild lung disease. Two were homozygous for the common delta F508 mutation, and the other, a delta F508 compound heterozygote. Hepatobiliary structure and function were determined by serial hepatobiliary scintigraphy, percutaneous transhepatic cholecystography, and biochemical liver function tests. Patients 1 and 3 had mild hepatomegaly, normal liver biochemistry, and distal common bile duct strictures. Patient 2 had a firm nodular liver with splenomegaly, abnormal liver biochemistry, and a cholangiographic appearance of sclerosing cholangitis. All have undergone operative treatment for persistent abdominal pain. These cases confirm the occurrence of common bile duct pathology and liver disease in patients with CF and pancreatic sufficiency. They demonstrate that liver and biliary tract disease can occur independently of the underlying disease severity and the presence of steatorrhea. Further, they suggest that obstruction of the biliary tract may be an additional factor in the evolution of liver disease in CF.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008103 Liver Cirrhosis Liver disease in which the normal microcirculation, the gross vascular anatomy, and the hepatic architecture have been variably destroyed and altered with fibrous septa surrounding regenerated or regenerating parenchymal nodules. Cirrhosis, Liver,Fibrosis, Liver,Hepatic Cirrhosis,Liver Fibrosis,Cirrhosis, Hepatic
D008297 Male Males
D008565 Membrane Proteins Proteins which are found in membranes including cellular and intracellular membranes. They consist of two types, peripheral and integral proteins. They include most membrane-associated enzymes, antigenic proteins, transport proteins, and drug, hormone, and lectin receptors. Cell Membrane Protein,Cell Membrane Proteins,Cell Surface Protein,Cell Surface Proteins,Integral Membrane Proteins,Membrane-Associated Protein,Surface Protein,Surface Proteins,Integral Membrane Protein,Membrane Protein,Membrane-Associated Proteins,Membrane Associated Protein,Membrane Associated Proteins,Membrane Protein, Cell,Membrane Protein, Integral,Membrane Proteins, Integral,Protein, Cell Membrane,Protein, Cell Surface,Protein, Integral Membrane,Protein, Membrane,Protein, Membrane-Associated,Protein, Surface,Proteins, Cell Membrane,Proteins, Cell Surface,Proteins, Integral Membrane,Proteins, Membrane,Proteins, Membrane-Associated,Proteins, Surface,Surface Protein, Cell
D009154 Mutation Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations. Mutations
D010179 Pancreas A nodular organ in the ABDOMEN that contains a mixture of ENDOCRINE GLANDS and EXOCRINE GLANDS. The small endocrine portion consists of the ISLETS OF LANGERHANS secreting a number of hormones into the blood stream. The large exocrine portion (EXOCRINE PANCREAS) is a compound acinar gland that secretes several digestive enzymes into the pancreatic ductal system that empties into the DUODENUM.
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D003550 Cystic Fibrosis An autosomal recessive genetic disease of the EXOCRINE GLANDS. It is caused by mutations in the gene encoding the CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR expressed in several organs including the LUNG, the PANCREAS, the BILIARY SYSTEM, and the SWEAT GLANDS. Cystic fibrosis is characterized by epithelial secretory dysfunction associated with ductal obstruction resulting in AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; chronic RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS; PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY; maldigestion; salt depletion; and HEAT PROSTRATION. Mucoviscidosis,Cystic Fibrosis of Pancreas,Fibrocystic Disease of Pancreas,Pancreatic Cystic Fibrosis,Pulmonary Cystic Fibrosis,Cystic Fibrosis, Pancreatic,Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary,Fibrosis, Cystic,Pancreas Fibrocystic Disease,Pancreas Fibrocystic Diseases
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001660 Biliary Tract Diseases Diseases in any part of the BILIARY TRACT including the BILE DUCTS and the GALLBLADDER. Biliary Tract Disease,Disease, Biliary Tract,Diseases, Biliary Tract,Tract Disease, Biliary,Tract Diseases, Biliary

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