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PEDIATRICS Vol. 105 No. 4 April 2000, pp. 921-922

Ultrasonography Detects Appendicular Mucocele in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Suffering Recurrent Abdominal Pain

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To the Editor.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients frequently suffer from recurrent abdominal pain1 because of various mechanisms such as gut motility disorders and uncontrolled pancreatic insufficiency, but also surgical events. This makes diagnosis difficult.2-5 We report on 8 children (5 boys, 3 girls) with chronic abdominal pain due to appendicular mucocele (AM) detected by colonic transabdominal ultrasonography (CUS). Abdominal pain symptoms appeared between ages 3 and 11. All patients have pancreatic insufficiency controlled with an effective pancreatic enzyme preparation (6000 ± 2000 U lipase/kg/d); 4 had a neonatal meconium ileus. Genotype is homozygous delta  F 508 for 4 children. Shwachman scores . . . [Full Text of this Article]