title: Biliary atresia associated with meconium peritonitis.
abstract: Biliary atresia, malrotation, meconium peritonitis and transient hypothyroidism are occasionally seen in neonatal infants. Biliary atresia associated with malrotation has been reported in some patients with polysplenia syndrome, but biliary atresia associated with meconium peritonitis has only been described by a few investigators. Here we present a case of meconium peritonitis due to malrotation with volvulus, followed by biliary atresia and transient hypothyroidism during early infancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Mei-Yung
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Tan-Yung
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Chung-Bin
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chiang-Hsuan
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chih-Sung
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Hsieh
mesh_terms: D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000209:etiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000002:abnormalities; D008470:Meconium; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology*