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Figure 2: Meconium ileus in a newborn. Intraoperative photograph (patient's head toward the top) shows open ends of the transected ileum. The surgeon is using a pair of forceps to remove thick, black, tarry meconium from the proximal end (arrowhead). There is severe dilatation of the proximal intestine, whereas the terminal ileum is less dilated. The lobulated contour of the terminal ileum (white arrow) is due to inspissated meconium pellets. The small cecal tip (black arrow) of the unused microcolon is identified at the far left (patient's right flank). (Courtesy of Louise Schnaufer, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pa.).

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