Meconium peritonitis: prenatal diagnosis and postnatal management--a case report

J C Ramesh; T W Chow; Y I Yik; T M Ramanujam

Meconium peritonitis: prenatal diagnosis and postnatal management--a case report

Med J Malaysia. 1999 Dec;54(4):528-30.

Authors

J C Ramesh¹, T W Chow, Y I Yik, T M Ramanujam

Affiliation

¹ Division of Paediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.

PMID: 11072477

Abstract

The management of a case of antenatally diagnosed meconium peritonitis (MP) due to intrauterine intestinal perforation secondary to bowel atresia is reported. The literature is reviewed with reference to the significance and outcome of antenatally diagnosed MP.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intestinal Atresia / complications
Intestinal Atresia / embryology
Meconium*
Peritonitis / diagnosis*
Peritonitis / etiology
Peritonitis / therapy*
Pregnancy
Prenatal Diagnosis*