Pancreatic cystosis in cystic fibrosis

A 17-year-old boy was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at age 6 years. Genetic analysis revealed homozygous ΔF508 mutations. His first abdominal ultrasound was performed in March 2012 as part of the annual cystic fibrosis review. This demonstrated an echogenic pancreas but no other abnormality. Subsequent sonographic review demonstrated multiple anechoic lesions of varying sizes in the head of the pancreas, with posterior acoustic shadowing (figure 1). Figure 1 Transverse ultrasound through the head …