title: Coexistence of meconium ileus with duodenal atresia and trisomy 21 in a newborn: a case report.
abstract: The coexistence of duodenal atresia (DA) may mask the antenatal ultrasound findings of meconium ileus (MI) and delay its postnatal diagnosis. We report a rare case of MI in a newborn infant diagnosed antenatally to have trisomy 21 and DA. The diagnosis of MI was only established intraoperatively after the patient showed persistent signs of intestinal obstruction following the surgical repair of the DA.
authors.affiliation: IWK Health Centre, Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
authors.forename: O W
authors.initials: OW
authors.lastname: Akinloye
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Truong
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giacomantonio
authors.affiliation: Department of Respirology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mateos
authors.affiliation: IWK Health Centre, Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: El-Naggar
mesh_terms: D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy; D004386:Duodenum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D045823:Ileus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007409:Intestinal Atresia; D008297:Male; D008470:Meconium; D011859:Radiography