Meconium thorax.
A case of meconium thorax resulting from spontaneous perforation of the colon associated with a right Bochdalek's foramen, without herniation, is presented. The baby had immediate respiratory distress postpartum resulting from the meconium in the pleural cavity. No fetal distress was detected, in spite of electrode monitoring in labor, to account for the colonic perforation.
D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008470:Meconium; D011247:Pregnancy; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000209:etiology; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*