2022年3月3日 · Meconium ileus is when extremely thick meconium blocks the last part of your newborn’s small intestine, the ileum. Meconium ileus often occurs as a result of cystic fibrosis. Your healthcare provider can diagnosis the condition through imaging tests.

2023年8月8日 · Meconium Ileus (MI) is one of the earliest manifestations of cystic fibrosis (CF) and presents in up to 20 percent of infants with CF. The inspissated meconium obstructs the small intestine at the level of the terminal ileum. If left untreated, the prognosis is poor.

2024年5月29日 · Meconium ileus refers to a neonatal bowel obstruction of the distal ileum due to abnormally thick and impacted meconium. Unlike in the meconium plug syndrome, the meconium is abnormal in consistency. Meconium ileus is more common in white populations and affects both sexes almost equally.

2025年1月6日 · Meconium ileus refers to a small bowel obstruction caused by an unusually thick and sticky meconium, which is the very first stool of a newborn baby.

Meconium ileus is a bowel obstruction that occurs when the meconium in your child's intestine is even thicker and stickier than normal meconium, creating a blockage in a part of the small intestine called the ileum. Most infants with meconium ileus have a disease called cystic fibrosis.

What is meconium ileus? Meconium ileus (pronounced meh-COE-nee-um ILL-ee-us) means that a baby’s first stool (feces), called meconium, is blocking the last part of the baby’s small intestine (ileum). This can happen when the meconium is thicker and stickier than normal.

Meconium, a dark green substance, is a newborn's first stool. Newborns expel meconium almost always in the first 24 hours of life. If the meconium is abnormally thick or tarlike, it can block the last part of the small intestine, called the ileum. This blockage is referred to as meconium ileus.

Meconium ileus is obstruction of the terminal ileum by abnormally tenacious meconium; it most often occurs in neonates with cystic fibrosis. Meconium ileus accounts for up to 33% of neonatal small-bowel obstructions.

Meconium ileus is a condition primarily affecting newborns, characterized by the abnormal presence of thick, sticky meconium in the small intestine, often associated with cystic fibrosis. The meconium thickens, causing obstruction and blockage, leading to symptoms like abdominal distension, vomiting, and failure to pass stool.

2022年9月23日 · Meconium ileus (MI) is a blockage of stool in the small intestine that occurs shortly after birth. It is often a first sign of cystic fibrosis (CF). When MI occurs, a baby’s first stool does not pass when it typically should.