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Bowel Perforation neonate
Thick and adherent meconium may create erosions on the wall of the intestine and if this happens to be at the moment of delivery the first respiration will be seen as the hydropneumoperitoneum in the abdomen of the neonate.
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Comment by saeed rad on November 24, 2009 at 10:46am
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You are right, all these complications are due to meconium, whether associated with pancreas disorders or not we don't know really. Anyway thank you very much for your comment and notice.
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Comment by Wael Nemattalla on November 24, 2009 at 8:44am
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Nice case. Thanks.
Is it a consequence of meconium ileus?
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