Calcified meconium balls in a newborn: an unusual case with imperforate anus, rectourinary fistula, colpocephaly, and agenesis of corpus callosum.

Publication/Presentation Date

5-1-2009

Abstract

Calcified intraluminal meconium is a rare finding in newborn infants. It is often associated with communication between the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts. Intra-abdominal calcifications are unusual radiographic findings in the newborn and can easily be misinterpreted as meconium peritonitis. We report on a newborn infant with anorectal malformation, meconium balls, intraluminal calcifications, colpocephaly, and agenesis of the corpus callosum, a rare association.

Volume

25

Issue

5

First Page

441

Last Page

443

ISSN

1437-9813

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics

PubMedID

19319541

Department(s)

Department of Pediatrics

Document Type

Article

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