CT monitoring of therapy for meconium ileus

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1990 Nov-Dec;14(6):1010-2. doi: 10.1097/00004728-199011000-00031.

Abstract

Meconium ileus equivalent is a common complication of cystic fibrosis in the postneonatal period. Because of the added risks of surgery in these patients, conservative management is preferred. We describe here a method of monitoring the conservative treatment of this condition using CT and suggest that its application will reduce the need for potentially dangerous surgical intervention.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cathartics / therapeutic use
  • Cecal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Cecal Diseases / etiology
  • Cecal Diseases / therapy
  • Cystic Fibrosis / complications*
  • Diatrizoate Meglumine / therapeutic use
  • Feces
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ileal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ileal Diseases / etiology
  • Ileal Diseases / therapy
  • Intestinal Obstruction / diagnostic imaging*
  • Intestinal Obstruction / etiology
  • Intestinal Obstruction / therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Cathartics
  • Diatrizoate Meglumine