Research identifies risks and outcomes for preterm infants with rare bowel obstruction

A UCLA Health research team has helped define and characterize a rare bowel obstruction that affects premature infants, known as meconium-related obstruction of prematurity (MROP). Distinct from Hirschsprung disease and meconium ileus of cystic fibrosis, MROP had not been well described in medical literature until recently.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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