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Irish Medical Journal May 2024
Topics: Humans; Infant, Newborn; Down Syndrome; Peritonitis; Infant, Premature; Meconium; Cysts; Male; Female
PubMed: 38801146
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Journal of Perinatology : Official... Mar 2004
Topics: Calcinosis; Humans; Infant; Male; Meconium; Peritonitis; Testis; Ultrasonography
PubMed: 15044930
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211045 -
Indian Journal of Pediatrics May 2020
Topics: Fetal Diseases; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Newborn, Diseases; Meconium; Peritonitis; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
PubMed: 31897881
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-019-03149-2 -
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi = Chinese... Jan 1994Meconium peritonitis is a rare occurrence in neonates. Experience in its management is presented, while also attempting to compare present results with previous reports.
BACKGROUND
Meconium peritonitis is a rare occurrence in neonates. Experience in its management is presented, while also attempting to compare present results with previous reports.
METHODS
Between 1983 and 1993, 10 patients of meconium peritonitis were studied retrospectively. Clinical pictures, image studies, course and management were reviewed thoroughly.
RESULTS
There were seven males and three females, with two premature births. None of these patients had associated cystic fibrosis. The symptoms and signs presented within one week after birth, with abdominal distension being the most common manifestation (90%). Radiographic evidence of intraperitoneal calcified plaques or masses were present in only half of our patients. Surgery was performed in eight, of whom four had primary bowel obstructions. The most common site of bowel perforation was at the terminal ileum (six patients). Two patients who did not receive surgical intervention were diagnosed radiographically and sonographically, and showed cystic type meconium peritonitis. The outcome of these patients has been good except for one who died of sepsis.
CONCLUSIONS
The low mortality rate (10%) in this series may depend in part on successful prenatal diagnosis of four patients and, in part, on continuing progress in perinatal intensive care. A better outcome in this potentially fatal disease can thus be anticipated by the cooperation of neonatologists, pediatric surgeons and obstetricians.
Topics: Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Male; Meconium; Peritonitis; Pregnancy; Ultrasonography, Prenatal
PubMed: 8174000
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Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology :... Jul 1995We present a case of meconium peritonitis which was associated with a short bowel and complicated by progressive bowel distension and difficulty in making a definitive... (Review)
Review
We present a case of meconium peritonitis which was associated with a short bowel and complicated by progressive bowel distension and difficulty in making a definitive diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. Treatment was by bowel resection and an ileostomy (and later bowel anastomosis), followed by parenteral nutrition which was complicated by hepatitis. The literature is reviewed and management dilemmas and options are discussed.
Topics: Adult; Cystic Fibrosis; Female; Fetal Diseases; Humans; Ileostomy; Infant, Newborn; Intestinal Obstruction; Intestinal Perforation; Karyotyping; Male; Meconium; Parenteral Nutrition; Peritonitis; Polyhydramnios; Pregnancy; Ultrasonography, Prenatal
PubMed: 8528807
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1995.06010066.x -
BMJ Case Reports May 2014
Topics: Calcinosis; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Newborn, Diseases; Meconium; Peritonitis; Radiography
PubMed: 24798361
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-203536 -
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Nov 1989A rare case of a newborn infant with leiomyosarcoma of the transverse colon is reported. The condition was associated with meconium peritonitis due to a perforation... (Review)
Review
A rare case of a newborn infant with leiomyosarcoma of the transverse colon is reported. The condition was associated with meconium peritonitis due to a perforation proximal to a portion of the transverse colon that was completely surrounded by the tumor. The 12 previously published cases of leiomyosarcoma of the colorectum in childhood are reviewed, and the pathogenesis of meconium peritonitis is discussed.
Topics: Colonic Neoplasms; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Leiomyosarcoma; Meconium; Peritonitis
PubMed: 2681662
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3468(89)80113-7 -
Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology :... Apr 2015
Topics: Adult; Female; Fetal Diseases; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Newborn, Diseases; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; Meconium; Meconium Aspiration Syndrome; Peritonitis; Pregnancy; Ultrasonography, Prenatal
PubMed: 25565652
DOI: 10.1002/uog.14778 -
Asian Journal of Surgery Jun 2023
Topics: Male; Infant, Newborn; Humans; Testicular Hydrocele; Meconium; Scrotum; Peritonitis
PubMed: 36593144
DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2022.12.100 -
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology :... Oct 2007Vernix caseosa peritonitis (VCP) is a rare and serious complication of caesarean section. It is thought to occur as a result of spillage of amniotic fluid and or... (Review)
Review
Vernix caseosa peritonitis (VCP) is a rare and serious complication of caesarean section. It is thought to occur as a result of spillage of amniotic fluid and or meconium into the maternal peritoneal cavity at caesarean section. It manifests as an acute abdomen days to weeks after a seemingly uncomplicated caesarean section. Only 18 cases have been reported in the literature and all but one are from the USA. The pathophysiology is incompletely understood. In the past, the management of VCP included a laparotomy and removal of suspected abdominal organs which were invariably found to be normal on histopathological examination. However, the characteristic intraoperative finding was a cheesy white exudate that coats the visceral organs. The organs themselves were not inflamed. Histological examination of biopsy specimen of the cheesy exudates is the only way to make a diagnosis of VCP. This would reveal anucleate squamous cells along with lanugo hair and foreign body giant cell reaction. From recent case reports, peritoneal lavage appears to be the mainstay of treatment of VCP. Increased awareness of this condition is crucial so that it is considered in the differential diagnosis of post-caesarean acute abdomen thereby avoiding the unnecessary removal of healthy intra-abdominal organs. This review article summarises the current state of knowledge on VCP.
Topics: Cesarean Section; Female; Humans; Peritoneal Lavage; Peritonitis; Treatment Outcome; Vernix Caseosa
PubMed: 17999288
DOI: 10.1080/01443610701582792