BACKGROUND Meconium abnormalities are characterized by a wide spectrum of severity, from the meconium plug syndrome to the complicated meconium ileus associated with cystic fibrosis. Meconium Related Ileus in absence of Cystic Fibrosis includes a combination of highly viscid meconium and poor intestinal motility, low grade obstruction, benign systemic and abdominal examination, distended loops ...

Introduction: Along the spectrum of meconium peritonitis, giant cystic meconium peritonitis (GCMP) is relatively rare. These patients often present with nonspecific physical findings such as distension and emesis. However, plain abdominal films remain invaluable for identifying the characteristic calcifications seen with meconium pseudocyst, and large eggshell calcifications are pathognomonic f...

A retrospective analysis of 1- and 5-minute Apgar scores of patients at term gestation (37 to 42 weeks) with evidence of clinical intra-amniotic infection and meconium-stained amniotic fluid was performed. The patients were selected from the labor and delivery records of two Detroit hospitals during the study period from January 1988 through May 1994. The author suggests that the presence of cl...

Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Department of Neonatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine Received August 20, 2003 ; Accepted February 9, 2004 Address reprint requests to : Hyun Woo Goo, Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Poongnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea. Tel. 82-2-3010-4388 Fax....