title: Cystic meconium peritonitis with jejunoileal atresia: Is it associated with unfavorable outcome?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the outcome between patients with jejunoileal atresia (JIA) associated with cystic meconium peritonitis (CMP) and patients with isolated JIA (JIA without CMP).
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study was conducted for all neonates with JIA operated in our institute from January 2005 to January 2016. Demographics including the gestation age, sex, birth weight, age at operation, the presence of associated syndrome was recorded. Clinical outcome including the type of operation performed, operative time, the need for reoperation and mortality were studied. The demographics and the outcome between the 2 groups were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the study period, 53 neonates had JIA underwent operation in our institute. Seventeen neonates (32%) were associated with CMP. There was no statistical difference on the demographics in the two groups. Patients with CMP had earlier operation than patients with isolated JIA (mean 1.4 dvs3 d,P= 0.038). Primary anastomosis was performed in 16 patients (94%) with CMP and 30 patients (83%) with isolated JIA (P= 0.269). Patients with CMP had longer operation (mean 190 minvs154 min,P= 0.004). There were no statistical difference the need for reoperation (3vs6,P= 0.606) and mortality (2vs1,P= 0.269) between the two groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Primary intestinal anastomosis can be performed in 94% of patients with JIA associated with CMP. Although patients with CMP had longer operative time, the mortality and reoperation rates were low and were comparable to patients with isolated JIA.
authors.affiliation: Kin Wai Edwin Chan, Kim Hung Lee, Hei Yi Vicky Wong, Siu Yan Bess Tsui, Yuen Shan Wong, Kit Yi Kristine Pang, Jennifer Wai Cheung Mou, Yuk Him Tam, Division of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology, Department of Surgery, the Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Kin Wai Edwin
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Kin Wai Edwin Chan, Kim Hung Lee, Hei Yi Vicky Wong, Siu Yan Bess Tsui, Yuen Shan Wong, Kit Yi Kristine Pang, Jennifer Wai Cheung Mou, Yuk Him Tam, Division of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology, Department of Surgery, the Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Kim Hung
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Kin Wai Edwin Chan, Kim Hung Lee, Hei Yi Vicky Wong, Siu Yan Bess Tsui, Yuen Shan Wong, Kit Yi Kristine Pang, Jennifer Wai Cheung Mou, Yuk Him Tam, Division of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology, Department of Surgery, the Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Hei Yi Vicky
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Kin Wai Edwin Chan, Kim Hung Lee, Hei Yi Vicky Wong, Siu Yan Bess Tsui, Yuen Shan Wong, Kit Yi Kristine Pang, Jennifer Wai Cheung Mou, Yuk Him Tam, Division of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology, Department of Surgery, the Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Siu Yan Bess
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Tsui
authors.affiliation: Kin Wai Edwin Chan, Kim Hung Lee, Hei Yi Vicky Wong, Siu Yan Bess Tsui, Yuen Shan Wong, Kit Yi Kristine Pang, Jennifer Wai Cheung Mou, Yuk Him Tam, Division of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology, Department of Surgery, the Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Yuen Shan
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Kin Wai Edwin Chan, Kim Hung Lee, Hei Yi Vicky Wong, Siu Yan Bess Tsui, Yuen Shan Wong, Kit Yi Kristine Pang, Jennifer Wai Cheung Mou, Yuk Him Tam, Division of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology, Department of Surgery, the Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Kit Yi Kristine
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.affiliation: Kin Wai Edwin Chan, Kim Hung Lee, Hei Yi Vicky Wong, Siu Yan Bess Tsui, Yuen Shan Wong, Kit Yi Kristine Pang, Jennifer Wai Cheung Mou, Yuk Him Tam, Division of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology, Department of Surgery, the Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Jennifer Wai Cheung
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Mou
authors.affiliation: Kin Wai Edwin Chan, Kim Hung Lee, Hei Yi Vicky Wong, Siu Yan Bess Tsui, Yuen Shan Wong, Kit Yi Kristine Pang, Jennifer Wai Cheung Mou, Yuk Him Tam, Division of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology, Department of Surgery, the Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Yuk Him
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Tam
keywords: Atresia; Jejunoileal; Meconium; Peritonitis