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Factors Involved in Reported Cases of Colonic Strictures
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Associated with high-strength lipase enzymes (>20000 units).
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Associated with excessive dosage (>18000 units/kg/meal).
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Associated with prolonged duration of administration (over 6 months).
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Associated with age group 2-5 years.
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Associated with meconium ileus in 50% of cases in the U.S., but not in Europe.
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Restricted to cystic fibrosis patients.
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Lloyd-Still, J.D. (1995). Chicago Experience of Intestinal Strictures and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. In: Fruhstorfer, B., Heinz, A., Berger, D., Hilpert, U., Kupfer, K., Chadha, D.R. (eds) Consensus Conference on the Management of Cystic Fibrosis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79444-5_7
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