Meconium obstruction in extremely low-birth-weight neonates: guidelines for diagnosis and management

• Published in: Journal of pediatric surgery Vol. 39; no. 5; pp. 731 - 737
• Main Authors: Emil, Sherif, Nguyen, Thang, Sills, Jack, Padilla, Guadalupe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2004
• Subjects: Algorithms; Enema; Humans; Ileal Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Ileal Diseases - pathology; Ileal Diseases - therapy; Ileum - diagnostic imaging; Ileum - pathology; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature, Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Infant, Premature, Diseases - pathology; Infant, Premature, Diseases - therapy; Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; intestinal obstruction; Intestinal Obstruction - diagnostic imaging; Intestinal Obstruction - pathology; Intestinal Obstruction - therapy; low-birth-weight neonates; Meconium; Radiography; Retrospective Studies; low-birth-weight neonates; Meconium; intestinal obstruction

Guidelines for diagnosis and therapy of meconium obstruction in extremely low birth weight neonates are still not well established. All low-birth-weight infants presenting with meconium obstruction over a 5-year period were reviewed retrospectively. Patients with meconium plug syndrome or cystic fib...