CHAPTER 17 Meconium Disease
Meconium Ileus
Step 1: Surgical Anatomy
Step 2: Preoperative Considerations


Step 3: Treatment
Operative Considerations


Step 4: Postoperative Care
Step 5: Pearls and Pitfalls
Distal Intestinal Obstructive Syndrome
Step 1: Surgical Anatomy
Step 2: Preoperative Considerations
Step 3: Surgery
Other Meconium-Related Disorders
Meconium Plug Syndrome
Meconium Disease of Prematurity
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