Hirschsprung disease and meconium ileus can both cause a newborn to be unable to pass their first stool. Learn the different ...

Using pyrolysis-gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, scientists from Fudan University and the Putuo District Center for ...

Another potential contributor to abdominal distention is the initial retention of meconium or lack of stooling after passage of meconium. [3] Assessment may reveal decreased bowel sounds or ...