title: [Meconium peritonitis. A fetal catastrophe].
abstract: A material of 21 cases of meconium peritonitis treated by operation from 1972-1987 is presented. In four cases, intraabdominal anomaly was suspected on the basis of antenatal ultrasonography. The mortality was 19%. 57% developed symptoms during the first 24 hours, one at the age of one month and this case history is presented. Thirteen had intestinal atresia, 14 intrauterine volvulus, 7 open perforation, 13 pseudocyst, 1 gastroscisis. 2 had cystic fibrosis. Two patients are still attending the outpatient clinic on account of minor sequelae. The remainder have been discharged.
authors.affiliation: Rigshospitalet, Bømekirurgisk afdeling GGK, København.
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Hjuler
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008470:Meconium; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal