The newborn with
meconium ileus looks normal on the first day of life. Over the hours the
abdomen becomes distended; the clear vomit becomes green and no meconium is
passed.
There maybe a history of
meconium ileus or CF in the family. On a flat plate of the
abdomen one can see dilated loops of small intestine with content in the
lumen containing little bubbles of air especially in the right abdomen.
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