title: Meconium staining of the brainstem with open myelomeningocele.
abstract: Meconium staining of open myelomeningoceles has been reported to occur both prenatally and postnatally, but meconium staining of the brainstem has not been previously documented. The authors present a case of meconium staining of the brainstem in an infant with a meconium-stained myelomeningocele, Chiari malformation Type II, and hydrocephalus and discuss possible implications for prenatal and perinatal care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Section of Neurosurgery, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA. slam@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu
authors.forename: Sandi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grandhi
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Greene
mesh_terms: D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007796:Laminectomy; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008470:Meconium; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000473:pathology; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014139:Tracheostomy; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology