title: Diagnosis of meconium peritonitis by orchidopexy.
abstract: Meconium peritonitis is an uncommon condition almost invariably associated with structural ileal obstruction or meconium ileus. Rarely meconium peritonitis may occur in an isolated form when the clinical course may be benign. We report a case where evidence of meconium peritonitis was only discovered during orchidopexy.
authors.affiliation: Wessex Center for Paediatric Surgery, UK.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Malone
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008470:Meconium; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology