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Meconium ileus: antenatal diagnosis and perinatal care

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 January 2010

Michael S Irish ,
Yvonne Gollin ,
Drucy S Borowitz ,
Stuart O'Toole  and
Philip L Glick
Michael S Irish
Affiliation:
The Buffalo Institute of Fetal Therapy (BIFT), The Childrens Hospital of Buffalo, Departments of Pediatric Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
Yvonne Gollin
Affiliation:
Departments of Perinatology Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
Drucy S Borowitz
Affiliation:
Departments of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
Stuart O'Toole
Affiliation:
The Buffalo Institute of Fetal Therapy (BIFT), The Childrens Hospital of Buffalo, Departments of Pediatric Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
Philip L Glick*
Affiliation:
The Buffalo Institute of Fetal Therapy (BIFT), The Childrens Hospital of Buffalo, Departments of Pediatric Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A. Departments of Pediatrics, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.
*
Philip L. Glick, Buffalo Institute of Fetal Therapy, Childrens Hospital of Buffalo, State University of New York at Buffalo, 219 Bryant Street, Buffalo, New York 14222, U.S.A.
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Meconium ileus (MI) is one of the most common causes of intestinal obstruction in the newborn accounting for 9–33% of neonatal intestinal obstructions. It is the earliest clinical manifestation of cystic fibrosis (CF), occurring in approximately 16% of patients with CF. However, MI has been reported in the absence of CF.

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Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , May 1996 , pp. 79 - 93
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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