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An unusual case of abdominal pain in a patient with cystic fibrosis.

Leaver SK, Smith CE, Knight RK, Ho TB

Knight Centre for Cystic Fibrosis, Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Camberley, Surrey GU16 7UJ, UK.

We report the case of a 19 year old man with cystic fibrosis (CF) who presented with atypical abdominal pain precipitated by pressing his ribs. This was subsequently discovered to be referred pain from an intercostal schwannoma. Surgical resection led to a resolution of his symptoms.

Published 19 March 2007 in J Cyst Fibros, 6(2): 159-60.
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