When is meconium-stained cord actually bile-stained cord? Case report and literature review.
It is reasonable to assume that an umbilical cord stained green is due to the baby having passed meconium in utero. We describe a newborn baby in whom there was a delay in diagnosing an imperforate anus because the baby's umbilical cord was stained green with bile and it was assumed that the baby had passed meconium in utero.
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Department of Neonatology, Kirwan Hospital for Women, Thuringowa, Great Barrier Reef, Tounsville, QLD 4817, Australia.
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D001006:Anus, Imperforate / Q000473:pathology*; D001646:Bile; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008470:Meconium; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000473:pathology*