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 ...

The authors propose that ursodeoxycholic acid treatment might be appropriate for the prevention of liver disease in patients with meconium ileus, and they call for long-term studies in this area.

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 ...