title: Sonographic features of bowel perforation and calcific meconium peritonitis in utero.
abstract: The prenatal diagnosis of fetal bowel obstruction with perforation and meconium peritonitis is described. Characteristic ultrasound findings include polyhydramnios, fetal ascites, and echogenic calcific foci with acoustical shadowing.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008470:Meconium; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006831:Polyhydramnios / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography