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meconium ileus


obstructed bowel due to impacted, tenacious meconium

  • no air-fluid levels (probably d/t adherent bowel contents)

DDx:

a/w cystic fibrosis (CF)


Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 September 2006


 

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