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Case Report

Korean J Pediatr. 2004;47(4):448-452. Published online April 15, 2004.

A Case of Meconium Peritonitis Accompanied with Hydrocele

Hoi Kyung HK Yoon¹, Ha Young HY Roh², Jin Hwa JH Kook², Young Youn YY Choi², Sang Young SY Chung³

¹Department of Pediatrics, St. Citrollo Hospital, Suncheon, Korea
²Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chonnam University, Gwangju, Korea
³Pediatric Surgery, College of Medicine, Chonnam University, Gwangju, Korea

Correspondence Young Youn YY Choi ,Email: yychoi@chonnam.ac.kr

Abstract

Meconium peritonitis is a rare disease in neonates, characterized by intraperitoneal calcification, numerous fibrosis with or without pseudocyst formation due to antenatal extravasation of meconium. Meconium peritonitis may result in a number of genital manifestations, including inguinal and scrotal or labial hydrocele containing meconium or calcifications. Recently, increased numbers of fetuses with meconium peritonitis have been prenatally diagnosed by ultrasonography. We report a case of meconium peritonitis in a neonate with ascites and hydrocele which was diagnosed by antenatal ultrasonography.

Keywords :Meconium peritonitis, Hydrocele