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ArticleJornal de pediatria

Distal intestinal obstruction syndrome: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in cystic fibrosis.

Natascha S Sandy, Lilian H P Massabki, Aline C Gonçalves, Antonio F Ribeiro, Jose D Ribeiro, Maria de Fátima C P Servidoni, Elizete A Lomazi

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Article in Jornal de pediatria. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Natascha S SandyUniversity of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Hepatology and Nutrition, Toronto, Canada. Electronic address: natascha.silvasandy@sickkids.ca.
Lilian H P MassabkiUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Residente em Gastroenterologia Pediátrica, Hepatologia e Nutrição, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Aline C GonçalvesUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Departamento de Odontologia, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Antonio F RibeiroUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Departamento de Pediatria, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Jose D RibeiroUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Departamento de Pediatria, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Maria de Fátima C P ServidoniUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Departamento de Pediatria, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Elizete A LomaziUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Departamento de Pediatria, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BRUniversity of Toronto · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the demographics, genotype, and clinical presentation of pediatric patients presenting with distal intestinal obstruction syndrome (DIOS), and factors associated with DIOS recurrence.

methodsCase series of ten patients (median age 13.2 years), followed-up in a reference center, retrospectively assessed. Data analyzed included age, gender, cystic fibrosis genotype, meconium ileus at birth, hydration status, pulmonary exacerbation, Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization, pancreatic insufficiency (PI), body mass index (BMI) at the episodes, clinical manifestations of DIOS, imaging studies performed, acute management of DIOS, maintenance therapy, and recurrence on follow-up.

resultsAll patients had two positive sweat chloride tests, and nine of ten also had genotype study. The most common genotype identified was homozygosis for the delta F508 mutation. In seven cases, a previous history of meconium ileus was reported. All patients had pancreatic insufficiency. Diagnosis of DIOS was based on clinical and imaging findings. Of the total number of episodes, 85% were successfully managed with oral osmotic laxatives and/or rectal therapy (glycerin enema or saline irrigation). Recurrence was observed in five of ten patients.

conclusionIn this first report of pediatric DIOS in South America, the presence of two risk factors for DIOS occurrence was universal: pancreatic insufficiency and severe genotype. Medical history of meconium ileus at birth was present in most patients, as well as in the subgroup with DIOS recurrence. The diagnosis relied mainly on the clinical presentation and on abdominal imaging. The practices in the management of episodes varied, likely reflecting changes in the management of this syndrome throughout time.

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Cystic FibrosisExocrine Pancreatic InsufficiencyIntestinal ObstructionAdolescentChildHumansRetrospective StudiesSouth AmericaChildCriançaCystic fibrosisDiagnosisDiagnósticoFibrose císticaIntestinal obstructionObstrução intestinalTerapêuticaTherapeutics

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PMID31654616
PMCPMC9432135
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