Meconium ileus: a review 1972-1990.
review · Level V
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Abstract
This article reviews the management and mortality of 53 neonates with meconium ileus and cystic fibrosis treated in one paediatric surgical centre from 1972 to 1990. Forty-four patients (83 per cent) presented with simple meconium ileus and 26 of 40 patients in this group were successfully treated with Gastrografin enemas. Four patients suffered a perforation as a result of the enema (perforation rate 5 per cent). The 1-year survival rate for simple meconium ileus was 81 per cent and for complicated meconium ileus 75 per cent.
Medical subject headings
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Meconium