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Ultrasound-guided hydrostatic enema for meconium obstruction in extremely low birth weight infants: a preliminary report

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Meconium obstruction (MO) in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants is a challenging disease to treat. We performed ultrasound-guided hydrostatic enema on six ELBW infants diagnosed with MO. We consider this procedure to be safe and effective, and recommend it as a treatment for MO in ELBW infants.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22, Miyakojimahondori, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka, 534-0021, Japan

    Tatsuo Nakaoka, Satomi Nishimoto, Yukino Tsukazaki, Kenji Santo, Atsushi Higashio, Masafumi Kamiyama & Akihiro Yoneda

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nihon University Hospital, 1-6, Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 101-8309, Japan

    Shuichiro Uehara

  3. Department of Neonatology, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22, Miyakojimahondori, Miyakojima-Ku, Osaka, 534-0021, Japan

    Yuko Tanaka & Hiroyuki Ichiba

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Nakaoka, T., Nishimoto, S., Tsukazaki, Y. et al. Ultrasound-guided hydrostatic enema for meconium obstruction in extremely low birth weight infants: a preliminary report. Pediatr Surg Int 33, 1019–1022 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-017-4129-9

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