title: Meconium ileus in the absence of cystic fibrosis.
abstract: Although meconium ileus in the absence of cystic fibrosis is considered a rare event, it was found that eight of 37 (21.6%) newborn infants with meconium ileus had no laboratory or clinical evidence of cystic fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fakhoury
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Durie
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Levison
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Canny
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008470:Meconium