meconial ileus
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Definition: digestive meconial obstruction.
Meconium ileus (MI) is defined as the intraluminal inspissation of protein-rich viscid meconium in the small intestine, is the most common gastrointestinal manifestation of cystic fibrosis.
MI can be simple or complicated by volvulus or ischemia of the dilated proximal ileal segment with subsequent intestinal necrosis, jejunoileal atresia or ileal perforation with meconium peritonitis.
Etiology
viscous meconium
- cystic fibrosis (mucoviscidosis)
fetal achylia(14267605)
- fetal pancreatic fibrosis (7304173)
- association bilateral renal dysplasia, fetal pancreatic fibrosis, meconium ileus, and situs inversus totalis (7304173)
pancreatic aplasia (pancreas agenesis) (7949819, 5774443)
Association
neonatal hemochromatosis (11700892)
Complications
digestive atresia
digestive stenosis
digestive perforation
digestive volvulus (neonatal volvulus)
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Meconium obstruction with necrosis
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