Cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder characterized by the production of sweat with a high salt content and mucus secretions with an abnormal viscosity.

Intestinal pseudo-obstruction

A functional rather than mechanical obstruction of the intestines, associated with manifestations that resemble those caused by an intestinal obstruction, including distension, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, constipation or diarrhea, in an individual in whom a mechanical blockage has been excluded.


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PMID (PMCID)
8229485
 MALE Infant, Newborn
Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction with meconium ileus at onset.
Wilcox DT, Borowitz DS, Stovroff MC, Glick PL.
J Pediatr. 1993;123(5):751-2.
We describe the diagnosis and treatment of a patient with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, and not with cystic fibrosis, whose initial manifestation was meconium ileus.