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Gastrointestinal issues in cystic fibrosis: a lifetime of disease.
- Source :
- Gastrointestinal Nursing; Jun2016, Vol. 14 Issue 5, p39-44, 6p, 1 Diagram
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common inherited diseases in the UK, affecting 1:2500 live births. There are now more adults than children with CF in the UK, with a median survival of approximately 40 years. The pulmonary complications of CF are commonly understood and are the main cause of mortality; however, gastrointestinal (GI) complications are wide ranging and remain a primary cause of morbidity. Common GI complications include malabsorption and pancreatic insufficiency; however, less well known are problems such as inflammatory bowel disease and GI cancers. Managing lung disease has historically been the principal aim of care; however, with an increasingly older population GI complications must be addressed; the CF community urgently needs to engage with gastroenterologists who are willing to develop a special interest in this area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14795248
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Gastrointestinal Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 116573180
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2016.14.5.39