Clinical Manifestations in Infants with Symptomatic Meconium Peritonitis

Meconium peritonitis (MP) develops when bowel perforation occurs in utero or soon after birth, resulting in leakage of meconium into the peritoneal cavity. The clinical features are often variable and prenatal ultrasonography plays an important role in prenatal diagnosis. Methods: We conducted a ret...

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Published in:	Pediatrics and Neonatology
Main Authors:	Ming-Horng Tsai, Shih-Ming Chu, Reyin Lien, Hsuan-Rong Huang, Chih-Cheng Luo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2009-04-01
Subjects:	intra-abdominal calcification meconium peritonitis meconium pseudocyst neonates
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957209600346

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