title: Calcified meconium balls in a newborn: an unusual case with imperforate anus, rectourinary fistula, colpocephaly, and agenesis of corpus callosum.
abstract: Calcified intraluminal meconium is a rare finding in newborn infants. It is often associated with communication between the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts. Intra-abdominal calcifications are unusual radiographic findings in the newborn and can easily be misinterpreted as meconium peritonitis. We report on a newborn infant with anorectal malformation, meconium balls, intraluminal calcifications, colpocephaly, and agenesis of the corpus callosum, a rare association.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, One Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA. surasak1@aol.com
authors.forename: Surasak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Puvabanditsin
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garrow
authors.forename: Nachu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chinnakaruppan
authors.forename: Mayoor
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhatt
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brandsma