Matthew Lukies

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Introduction Distal Intestinal Obstruction Syndrome (DIOS) is a serious complication of cystic fibrosis (CF), affecting up to 15% of adult CF patients.1 It is caused by the accumulation of viscous mucous in the small intestine, considered to be the result of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) dysfunction leading to dehydration of the mucosal surface liquid of and the progressive accumulation of inspissated mucus combined with desiccated faecal material, commonly in the...