"Pulling the plug" - Management of meconium plug syndrome in neonates

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Cuenca, Alex G ^a   Ali, Anam S ^a   Kays, David W ^a   Islam, Saleem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hirchsprung's disease; Left colon syndrome; Meconium ileus; Meconium plug syndrome

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; MAGNESIUM;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERMAGNESEMIA; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTESTINE SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAGNESIUM TOCOLYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECONIUM ILEUS; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOCOLYSIS;

BARIUM SULFATE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENEMA; FEMALE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MECONIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860732674     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.01.029     Document Type: Article

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