Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Abdominal, scrotal, and thoracic calcifications owing to healed meconium peritonitis

1999; Elsevier BV; Volume: 34; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90024-6

1531-5037

Ahmet Bedii Salman, Nurettin Karaoğlanoğlu, Selamı Suma,

Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies

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.