"Meconium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The thick green-to-black mucilaginous material found in the intestines of a full-term fetus. It consists of secretions of the INTESTINAL GLANDS; BILE PIGMENTS; FATTY ACIDS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; and intrauterine debris. It constitutes the first stools passed by a newborn.
| Descriptor ID |
D008470
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.459.529 A16.378.529
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meconium" by people in Profiles.
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Maturation of the infant microbiome community structure and function across multiple body sites and in relation to mode of delivery. Nat Med. 2017 Mar; 23(3):314-326.
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Diminishing role of contrast enema in simple meconium ileus. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Nov; 44(11):2130-2.
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[Determination of meconium lead level of newborn by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry]. Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi. 2008 Feb; 28(2):447-9.
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Effect of meconium on the surface properties of perflubron. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2004 Mar; 5(2):167-71.
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Documentation of amniotic fluid embolism via lung histopathology. Fact or fiction? J Reprod Med. 2002 Dec; 47(12):1021-4.
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T-tube ileostomy for meconium ileus: four decades of experience. J Pediatr Surg. 2000 Feb; 35(2):349-52.
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Delivery room management of the apparently vigorous meconium-stained neonate: results of the multicenter, international collaborative trial. Pediatrics. 2000 Jan; 105(1 Pt 1):1-7.
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Histopathologic effects of meconium on human umbilical artery and vein: in vitro study. J Matern Fetal Med. 1997 Nov-Dec; 6(6):356-61.
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Case report: antenatal sonographic diagnosis of meconium peritonitis and subsequent evolving meconium pseudocyst formation without peritoneal calcification. Clin Radiol. 1997 Jun; 52(6):477-9.
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Amniotic fluid index and perinatal morbidity. Am J Perinatol. 1996 May; 13(4):231-4.