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Normally, meconium is invisible on a radiograph. It occasionally has a mottled appearance on abdominal radiographs during the first 2 days of life. By convention, 4 GI conditions have the word meconium in their name: meconium ileus, meconium ileus–equivalent syndrome, meconium peritonitis, and meconium plug syndrome.
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Overview: Meconium ileus (MI) is among the most common causes of intestinal obstruction in the newborn, accounting for 9-33% of neonatal intestinal obstructions. MI is the earliest clinical manifestation of cystic fibrosis (CF) and occurs as either simple ... ... More on Surgical Aspects of Cystic Fibrosis and Meconium Ileus...
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/939603-overview
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Meconium ileus: Obstruction of the intestine (ileus) due to overly thick meconium, the dark sticky stuff that is normally present in the intestine at birth and, after trypsin and other enzymes from the pancreas have acted on it, is normally passed in the feces after birth.
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Meconium ileus is obstruction of the terminal ileum by abnormally tenacious meconium; it almost universally occurs in neonates with cystic fibrosis. Meconium ileus accounts for up to 33% of neonatal small-bowel obstructions.
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www.merck.com/mmpe/sec19/ch275/ch275d.html
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Cystic fibrosis patients born with meconium ileus (MI) have had an improved outcome over the last three decades. The authors reviewed the impact of surgical ...
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1242407/
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Meconium ileus is the intestinal obstructive variant of cystic fibrosis or mucoviscidosis. Approximately 15% to 20% of infants with cystic fibrosis also present with intestinal obstruction related to meconium ileus.
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Some are born with a condition called meconium ileus. Although all newborns have meconium — the thick, dark, putty-like substance that usually passes from the rectum in the first few days of life — in CF, the meconium can be too thick and sticky to pass and can completely block the intestines.
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kidshealth.org/parent/medical/lungs/cf.html
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Meconium ileus is caused by viscous meconium which accumulates and obstructs the distal ileum. This condition often leads to dilation of bowel proximal to the obstruction. In some cases the bowel may perforate, and meconium peritonitis develops.
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www.obgyn.ufl.edu/ultrasound/MedinfoVersion/sec16/16_5.html
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Meconium ileus equivalent is one of the lesser-known manifestations of cystic fibrosis. ... Meconium ileus equivalent is one of the lesser-known manifestations of cystic fibrosis. It manifests as distant small bowel obstruction caused by meconium-like stool plugs and occurs mostly in adult patients.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15868498?prt=true
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