Leiomyosarcoma


Meconium peritonitis

Peritonitis caused by intrauterine intestinal rupture and spillage of fetal meconium into the fetal peritoneal cavity. Intra-peritoneal meconium usually calcifies, sometimes within 24 hours. Ultrasound findings may include intraabdominal calcifications.


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PMID (PMCID)
2681662
 FEMALE Infant, Newborn
Leiomyosarcoma of the transverse colon in a neonate: a rare cause of meconium peritonitis.
Nagaya M, Tsuda M, Ishiguro Y.
J Pediatr Surg. 1989;24(11):1177-80.
Leiomyosarcoma of the transverse colon in a neonate: a rare cause of meconium peritonitis.
2681662
 FEMALE Infant, Newborn
Leiomyosarcoma of the transverse colon in a neonate: a rare cause of meconium peritonitis.
Nagaya M, Tsuda M, Ishiguro Y.
J Pediatr Surg. 1989;24(11):1177-80.
The 12 previously published cases of leiomyosarcoma of the colorectum in childhood are reviewed, and the pathogenesis of meconium peritonitis is discussed.