- Etiology: lack of pancreatic enzymes in cystic fibrosis patient causing intestinal bowel contents to become thick and stool-like in distal / terminal ileum leading to a distal small bowel obstruction
- AXR + CT: small bowel obstruction + small bowel stool sign
- Treatment: water-soluble hyperosmolar contrast enema to reflux contrast into dilated small bowel loops above area of obstruction
- Clinical: appearance and treatment similar to that of uncomplicated meconium ileus, thus formerly called meconium ileus equivalent
Radiology Cases of Distal Intestinal Obstruction Syndrome
