ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a disorder of exocrine gland function of which the gene mutation has been existing for thousands of years. With recent medical advances, neonates presently affected have a life expectancy of 40 years. The common gastrointestinal presentations of CF patients, including pancreatic, hepatobiliary, and bowel manifestations, are thus important to recognize. CONCLUSION: Gastrointestinal manifestations of CF are varied yet common and thus increasingly important to recognize. The sonographic, CT, and MRI abdominal findings in older children and adults with CF are presented.
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Cystic Fibrosis/diagnostic imaging , Radiography, Abdominal , Adolescent , Adult , Biliary Tract Diseases/complications , Biliary Tract Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Child , Cystic Fibrosis/complications , Female , Humans , Intestinal Diseases/complications , Intestinal Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Liver Diseases/complications , Liver Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Male , Pancreatic Diseases/complications , Pancreatic Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
Lipomas are rare intracranial lesions and are generally thought to be asymptomatic. The vast majority of intracranial lipomas are viewed as incidental findings on imaging studies and treated conservatively. Intracranial lipomas are frequently accompanied by additional intracranial congenital malformations, but only rarely has an association with subcutaneous lipomas been described. We report an infant with a subgaleal lipoma in the region of the anterior fontanelle connected to a large interhemispheric (pericallosal) lipoma via a tiny lipomatous stalk. Because of this association, infants who present with a subcutaneous lipoma of the scalp might be considered for MR imaging to evaluate for an intracranial component.
