Lack of small-bowel dilatation and air throughout the colon and rectum are characteristic signs of colonic ileus.

A full-term baby boy was transferred to the NICU at 30 hours of age with abdominal distention and failure to pass meconium. An abdominal radiograph showed dilated loops of small intestine.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This ...