Acute intestinal obstruction as a presentation of cystic fibrosis in infancy

Intestinal obstruction and dysmotility occur throughout life in cystic fibrosis but rarely present as an acute obstruction beyond the neonatal period. We describe the previously unreported occurrence of acute obstruction of the sigmoid colon as a presenting feature of cystic fibrosis (CF) in a 6-month infant. (C) 2007 European Cystic Fibrosis Society. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.