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meconium peritonitis

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meconium peritonitis
n.
Peritonitis caused by intestinal perforation in the fetus or newborn, and associated with congenital obstruction or fibrocystic disease of the pancreas.

meconium peritonitis,
peritonitis resulting from perforation of the bowel into the peritoneal cavity in utero or shortly after birth. This causes escape of the meconium into the peritoneal cavity. It occurs most often as a complication of meconium ileus in cystic fibrosis.


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Introduction Meconium peritonitis results from intrauterine gastrointestinal perforation, and can occur as early as the second trimester.
Meconium peritonitis results from prenatal intestinal perforation nearly always involving the large bowel.
 
 
 
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