Meconium peritonitis

J Perinatol. 2000 Apr-May;20(3):193-5. doi: 10.1038/sj.jp.7200287.

Abstract

Meconium peritonitis can have a wide range of presentations. This report discusses two cases that have recently appeared in our neonatal intensive care unit. The first report discusses the case of a meconium pseudocyst in a preterm infant. The second case reports on a newborn baby with a healed bowel perforation during the prenatal period. Finally, a brief discussion of meconium peritonitis is also included.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Colonic Diseases / complications
  • Colonic Diseases / congenital
  • Colonic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Fetal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intestinal Obstruction / complications
  • Intestinal Obstruction / congenital
  • Intestinal Obstruction / diagnostic imaging
  • Intestinal Perforation / complications
  • Intestinal Perforation / congenital
  • Intestinal Perforation / diagnostic imaging
  • Laparotomy
  • Meconium*
  • Peritonitis / diagnosis
  • Peritonitis / etiology*
  • Peritonitis / surgery
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Radiography, Abdominal
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal