1/6. Abdominal, scrotal, and thoracic calcifications owing to healed meconium peritonitis.meconium peritonitis is a form of chemical peritonitis resulting from in utero perforation of the gastrointestinal tract, with subsequent leakage of sterile meconium into the peritoneal cavity and the potential spaces connected with it. Involvement of the tunica vaginalis may be the sole presenting clinical manifestation of the gut perforation resolving spontaneously. In such instances, radiologically detectable calcifications in the abdomen, scrotum, and thorax are essential diagnostic points. In this study, a 4-month-old baby with abdominal, scrotal, and thoracic calcifications owing to healed meconium peritonitis is presented.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = meconium (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/6. meconium thorax: A case of Bochdalek hernia and cecal perforation in a neonate with Job's syndrome.meconium peritonitis most often is associated with congenital intestinal obstruction and meconium ileus. Uncommonly, other etiologies are identified. Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome (Job's syndrome) is a rare genetic disorder that is characterized by recurrent staphylococcal respiratory and skin infections in addition to elevated serum IgE levels. There have been 2 previously reported cases of intestinal complications associated with Job's syndrome. The current case is the third such case and is the first report of meconium peritonitis in a patient with hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome. The patient presented with a meconium thorax as a result of a concurrent congenital diaphragmatic hernia.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.5keywords = meconium (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/6. meconium peritonitis and pleuritis: a clue to perforation of an incarcerated Bochdalek hernia in a neonate.The case of a neonate presenting with respiratory distress who had an incarcerated Bochdalek hernia with perforation and meconium peritonitis and pleuritis is reported. The patient had an associated jejunal atresia in an incarcerated segment of intestine, which undoubtedly contributed to the obstruction, strangulation, and perforation in the incarcerated hernia. Gastrointestinal complications attributable to the hernia are most unusual in the neonate, and aggressive preoperative resuscitation and stabilization with the earliest possible surgical intervention are imperative features in management.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.16666666666667keywords = meconium (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/6. meconium pleuritis: cytologic diagnosis in a neonate with perforated sigmoid colon and diaphragmatic hernia.meconium pleuritis developed in a neonate with a perforation of the sigmoid colon, through a diaphragmatic defect. The meconium released in the abdomen communicated with the right pleural space. The association of these defects is unusual, and the cytologic diagnosis of meconium pleuritis has not been previously reported.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.33333333333333keywords = meconium (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/6. meconium thorax.A case of meconium thorax resulting from spontaneous perforation of the colon associated with a right Bochdalek's foramen, without herniation, is presented. The baby had immediate respiratory distress postpartum resulting from the meconium in the pleural cavity. No fetal distress was detected, in spite of electrode monitoring in labor, to account for the colonic perforation.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.33333333333333keywords = meconium (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/6. meconium thorax: a case report and review of literature.A case is presented in which extension of meconium peritonitis through muscular defects in the diaphragm lead to intrathoracic calcifications diagnosed sonographically at 23 weeks of gestation. There were three diaphragmatic defects, two small ones corresponded to foramina of Morgagni and one large posterior defect that did not correspond to the foramen of Bochdelak. There were three additional muscular defects: one in the rectus abdominus and two, bilaterally, in the loins. Despite long-standing fetal ascites and fresh intraperitoneal meconium at laparotomy, postoperative progress was uneventful. The baby did not have other dysmorphic features except for a single palmar crease, the chromosomes were normal, and the baby did not have cystic fibrosis. Follow-up examination at 10 months showed a thriving infant with mild hypotonia and developmental delay, but no respiratory or gastrointestinal problems.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.33333333333333keywords = meconium (Clic here for more details about this article) |