"Meconium Ileus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Intestinal obstruction caused by congealed MECONIUM in the distal ILEUM and CECUM. It presents shortly after birth as a failure to pass meconium and frequently occurs in infants with CYSTIC FIBROSIS.
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D000074270
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.531.788
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meconium Ileus" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical expression of cystic fibrosis in a large cohort of Italian siblings. BMC Pulm Med. 2018 Dec 22; 18(1):196.
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Body composition and lung function in children with cystic fibrosis and meconium ileus. Eur J Pediatr. 2017 Jun; 176(6):737-743.