title: Meconium peritonitis.
abstract: Meconium peritonitis can have a wide range of presentations. This report discusses two cases that have recently appeared in our neonatal intensive care unit. The first report discusses the case of a meconium pseudocyst in a preterm infant. The second case reports on a newborn baby with a healed bowel perforation during the prenatal period. Finally, a brief discussion of meconium peritonitis is also included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tod Children's Hospital, Youngstown, OH 44501, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Douglass
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bleacher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007813:Laparotomy; D008470:Meconium; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal