RT Book, Section
A1 Lowry, Adam W.
A1 Bhakta, Kushal Y.
A1 Nag, Pratip K.
SR Print(0)
ID 7451567
T1 Chapter 35. Gastroenterology
T2 Texas Children's Hospital Handbook of Pediatrics and Neonatology
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-163924-8
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7451567
RD 2024/04/25
AB The  delayed  passage  of  meconium  may  be  the  result  of  a  mechanical  or  functional  bowel  obstruction.Virtually  all  infants,  term  and  preterm,  will  have  passed  meconium  by  48  h  of  age.The  evaluation  of  any  infant  with  delayed  passage  of  meconium  should  begin  with  a  thorough  physical  examination  and  history.For  infants  who  are  unstable,  the  infant  must  first  be  stabilized  before  the  investigation  begins  as  to  the  cause  of  delayed  stooling.