Meconium ileus: A review 1972–1990

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Abstract
This article reviews the management and mortality of 53 neonates with meconium ileus and cystic fibrosis treated in one paediatric surgical centre from 1972 to 1990. Forty-four patients (83 per cent) presented with simple meconium ileus and 26 of 40 patients in this group were successfully treated with Gastrografin enemas. Four patients sufered a perforation as a result of the enema (perforation rate 5 per cent). The 1-year survival rate for simple meconium ileus was 81 per cent andfor complicated meconium ileus 75 per cent.