Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Giant cystic meconium peritonitis with hydrops fetalis

  • Case Reports
  • Published:
Pediatric Surgery International Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

A case of giant cystic meconium peritonitis associated with hydrops fetalis is reported. An excellent outcome was obtained by surgical intervention following prenatal diagnosis and adequate perinatal management.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Castillo RA, Devoe LD, Hadi HA, Martin S, Geist D (1986) Nonimmune hydrops fetalis: clinical experience and factors related to a poor outcome. Am J Obstet Gynecol 155: 812–816

    Google Scholar 

  2. Chazotte C, Girz B, Koenigsberg M, Cohen WR (1990) Spontaneous infarction of placental chorioangioma and associated regression of hydrops fetalis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 163: 1180–1181

    Google Scholar 

  3. DeLorimier WS, Ellis DG (1966) Meconium peritonitis. Surgery 60: 470–475

    Google Scholar 

  4. Etches PC, Kemons JA (1979) Nonimmune hydrops fetalis: report of 22 cases including three siblings. Pediatrics 64: 326–332

    Google Scholar 

  5. Holzgreve W, Curry CJR, Golbus MS, Callen PW, Filly RA, Smith JC (1984) Investigation of nonimmune hydrops fetalis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 150: 805–812

    Google Scholar 

  6. Hutchinson AA, Drew JH, Yu VYH, Williams ML, Fortune DW, Beischer NA (1982) Nonimmunologic hydrops fetalis: a review of 61 cases. Obstet Gynecol 59: 347–352

    Google Scholar 

  7. Lister J, Tam PKH (1990) Meconium and bacterial peritonitis. In: Lister J, Irving IM (eds) Neonatal surgery. Butterworth, London, pp 499–510

    Google Scholar 

  8. Mayock DE, Hickok DE, Guthrie RD (1982) Cystic meconium peritonitis associated with hydrops fetalis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 142: 704–705

    Google Scholar 

  9. Nakayama DK, Killian A, Hill LM, Miller JP, Hannakan C, Lloyd DA, Rowe MI (1991) The newborn with hydrops and sacrococcygeal teratoma. J Pediatr Surg 26: 1435–1438

    Google Scholar 

  10. She YY (1982) Meconium peritonitis — observation in 115 cases and antenatal diagnosis. Z Kinderchir 10: 2–5

    Google Scholar 

  11. Spear GS, Porto M (1988) 47, XXX chromosome constitution, ovarian dysgenesis and genito-urinary malformation. Am J Med Genet 29: 511–515

    Google Scholar 

  12. Yavner DL, Lage JM (1988) Meconium peritonitis in stillbirths. Pediatr Pathol 8: 617–623

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, 840 Murodo-cho, 590-02, Izumi City, Osaka, Japan

    Toshimichi Hasegawa, Kenji Imura, Takashi Kobayashi, Shinsuke Hata & Akio Kubota

  2. Department of Obstetrics, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, 840 Murodo-cho, 590-02, Izumi City, Osaka, Japan

    Kazushige Adachi & Noriyuki Suehara

  3. Department of Neonatology, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, 840 Murodo-cho, 590-02, Izumi City, Osaka, Japan

    Hiroshi Sumida & Masanori Fujmura

Authors
  1. Toshimichi Hasegawa
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Kenji Imura
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Takashi Kobayashi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Shinsuke Hata
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Akio Kubota
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Kazushige Adachi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Noriyuki Suehara
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  8. Hiroshi Sumida
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  9. Masanori Fujmura
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

Correspondence to: Kenji Imura

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Hasegawa, T., Imura, K., Kobayashi, T. et al. Giant cystic meconium peritonitis with hydrops fetalis. Pediatr Surg Int 8, 433–435 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00176738

Download citation

  • Accepted:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00176738

Key words

Search

Navigation