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meconium ileus

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meconium ileus [mə′kō·nē·əm ′il·ē·əs]
(medicine)
Intestinal obstruction in the newborn with cystic fibrosis due to trypsin deficiency.
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The causes of meconium peritonitis include bowel obstruction from strictures, small bowel atresia, volvulus, intussusception, and meconium ileus from cystic fibrosis (CF).
Imaging findings of meconium peritonitis by Naidoo, Logeshini / South African Journal of Radiology
The identification of meconium ileus is nearly pathognomonic of CF, since it occurs so infrequently in patients without CF.
Cystic fibrosis: newborn screening in America by Kleven, Daniel T.; McCudden, Christopher R.; Willis, Monte S. / Medical Laboratory Observer
Volvulus secondary to meconium ileus may occur in patients with cystic fibrosis.
What Is Volvulus? Information of Volvulus by peterhutch / Health, general community
 
 
 
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