Meconium obstruction in the very low birth weight premature infant

Pediatrics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 285-290

  Garza Cox, Sanjuanita ^a   Keeney, Susan E ^a   Angel, Carlos A ^a   Thompson, Lauree L ^a   Swischuk, Leonard E ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrografin enema; Inspissated meconium; Intestinal perforation; Meconium blockage; Meconium ileus; Meconium obstruction; Meconium plug; Premature bowel obstruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; INFANT; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; MECONIUM ILEUS; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ENEMA; HUMANS; ILEUS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; MECONIUM; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 3042838353     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.114.1.285     Document Type: Article

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