Cystic Fibrosis of the Pancreas with Observations on the Roentgen Appearance of the Associated Pulmonary Lesions

Cystic Fibrosis: A Community Challenge

“…The statement made in the past that the disease is usually fatal witKin the first year of life reflected only helplessness, stated so vividly in 1942 by Attwood and Sargent (20): "Cystic fibrosis of the pancreas is seldom correctly diagnosed prior to death, and may be even missed at autopsy." The proper management of the patient may suppress the progress of the disease, change its clinical pattern, and extend the life of the patient (26,27).…”

Congenital Fibrocystic Disease of the Pancreas: A Report of Two Proved Cases of Dissimilar Clinical Types in Siblings

“…They collected from the literature several instances in which one sibling suffered from congenital intestinal obstruction and another from proved pancreatic disease presenting one ofthe other cinical syndromes (Flax et al, 1942;Deem and McGeorge, 1941;Attwood and Sargent, 1942;Philipsborn et al, 1944). In none of these instances were both siblings examined at autopsy.…”