Case Study

Meconium Peritonitis

I Nyoman Hariyasa Sanjaya
Udayana University, Indonesia
Tjokorda Gde Agung Suwardewa
Udayana University, Indonesia
Anak Agung Ngurah Jaya Kusuma
Udayana University, Indonesia
Ryan Saktika Mulyana
Udayana University, Indonesia
Evert Solomon Pangkahila
Sanglah Hospital, Indonesia
William Alexander Setiawan
Sanglah General Hospital, Indonesia
* Corresponding author
DOI icon 10.24018/ejmed.2022.4.5.1360

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Submitted 2022-05-10
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In the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, hyperechogenic regions in the fetal abdomen can be used to identify meconium peritonitis (MP). According to studies on neonates, MP affects 1 in every 35,000 live births. The presence of an intrauterine ileal rupture causes a sterile chemical reaction that causes meconium peritonitis. The creation of fluid results in ascites, fibrosis, calcification, and cyst formation as a secondary inflammatory reaction. This process has four different outcomes, culminating in four types of meconium peritonitis: fibre adhesive, cystic, diffuse (diffuse), and healing. Below, we describe one case of fetal meconium peritonitis.

Keywords: Ileal perforation, inflammatory, meconium peritonitis

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