[Fetal meconium pseudocyst secondary to in utero perforation of colon transversum and meconium peritonitis].
Akush Ginekol (Sofiia)
; 50(1): 46-51, 2011.
Article
in Bg
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21695944
ABSTRACT
Fetal bowel intrauterine perforation causes sterile inflammation of the peritoneum, known as meconium peritonitis. In some cases the perforation closes spontaneously, thus forming a meconium pseudocyst between the intestinal loops and the omentum. Meconium peritonitis, complicated by pseudocyst formation, should always be considered when a fetal abdominal mass with diverse echogenicity and hyperechogenic calcifications is observed on prenatal ultrasound. Usually, this is associated with ascites and/or polyhydramnios. The differential diagnosis necessitates exclusion of all other fetal abdominal tumors. We present a case report of meconium pseudocyst diagnosed prenatally at 32 weeks of gestation which was successfully treated by surgery after birth.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Peritonitis
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Uterine Perforation
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Cysts
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Abdomen
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Fetal Diseases
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Meconium
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
Bg
Journal:
Akush Ginekol (Sofiia)
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article