Meconium ileus can be difficult to distinguish from ileal atresia on plain radiographs and on contrast enema. Both show a microcolon in the face of a small bowel obstruction. The treatment of the ...

raising concerns about the treatment's safety profile[1]. Another study highlighted a potential risk associated with magnesium sulfate: an increased incidence of meconium-related ileus (MRI ...

Recent studies have reported beneficial effects from intravenous neostigmine as treatment of acute colonic ileus. If pharmacologic therapy fails, colonoscopic decompression should be performed.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded approval for Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray, Spravato, to allow it to be used as a standalone treatment for patients with severe depression ...

It is also called colorectal cancer.. Your treatment depends on whether you have colon or rectal cancer. Your treatment also depends on a number of factors including how far the cancer has grown, ...

Whatever form it takes, successful treatment reverses the changes in brain circuitry that make substance use hard to control. Yet many factors other than biology must be addressed for treatment to ...

For both reasons, each person’s treatment plan will be different. Read on to learn about the types of MS treatments available. Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) can reduce the frequency and ...

Towards the end of life, you might want to make decisions about your care. This includes any instructions for refusing treatment. It can sometimes be very difficult to know what care and treatment to ...

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is a controversial treatment that uses a concentrated form of a person’s platelets to promote healing and regeneration in various tissues. PRP is becoming ...

The CF population born post-2007 and not diagnosed by NBS is primarily composed of individuals diagnosed before the NBS result was available (either clinically through meconium ileus or from a family ...

To achieve the desired results, it may require more sessions over a longer time. IPL skin treatment uses many wavelengths to repair unwanted pigment conditions. During treatment, the light waves pass ...

Lung cancer survival without treatment is shorter than survival with treatment. People with untreated non-small cell lung cancer—the most common type—typically live between 5 and 12 months after ...