Meconium peritonitis
Template:Infobox medical condition (new) Meconium peritonitis refers to rupture of the bowel prior to birth, resulting in fetal stool (meconium) escaping into the surrounding space (peritoneum) leading to inflammation (peritonitis). Despite the bowel rupture, many infants born after meconium peritonitis in utero have normal bowels and have no further issues.
Infants with cystic fibrosis are at increased risk for meconium peritonitis.
Signs and symptoms
Diagnosis
Twenty percent of infants born with meconium peritonitis will have vomiting and dilated bowels on x-rays which necessitates surgery.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Meconium peritonitis is sometimes diagnosed on prenatal ultrasound[1] where it appears as calcifications[2] within the peritoneum.
Treatment
Adhesiolysis partial resection of pseudocyst covering enterostomy.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
History
Meconium peritonitis was first described in 1838 by Carl von Rokitansky.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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Template:Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period