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Up-To-Date Approach To Monitor Pancreatic Exocrine Insufficiency In Adult Patients With Cystic Fibrosis.

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DOI: 10.18535/ijmsci/v4i12.06· Pages: 3358-3360· Vol. 4, No. 12, (2017)· Published: December 30, 2017
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Abstract

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rare multi-system autosomal-recessive genetic disease. Pancreatic exocrine deficiency (PEI) develops in 85-90% of patients. Proper monitoring of ongoing PEI treatment prevents the development of complications - cardiovascular events, osteoporosis, poor quality of life. In this case of a 32-year-old patient with advanced PEI, we demonstrate the modern approach to monitor patients in adulthood.

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Mila Kovacheva- Slavova
Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Tsaritsa Ioanna-ISUL", Sofia, Bulgaria
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Sylvie Siminkovitch
Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Tsaritsa Ioanna-ISUL", Sofia, Bulgaria
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Plamen Gecov
Department of Medical Imaging, University Hospital Tsaritsa Ioanna-ISUL", Sofia, Bulgaria
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Jordan Genov
Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Tsaritsa Ioanna-ISUL", Sofia, Bulgaria
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Branimir Golemanov
Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Tsaritsa Ioanna-ISUL", Sofia, Bulgaria
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Rumyana Mitova
Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Tsaritsa Ioanna-ISUL", Sofia, Bulgaria
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Borislav Vladimirov
Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Tsaritsa Ioanna-ISUL", Sofia, Bulgaria
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