Meconium peritonitis resulting from different etiologies in siblings: a case report

• Main Authors: Kyung Hee Park (Author), Mi Hye Bae (Author), Na Rae Lee (Author), Young Mi Han (Author), Shin-Yun Byun (Author), Hae-Young Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Meconium peritonitis is defined as aseptic chemical inflammation caused by intrauterine bowel perforation. The underlying causes of bowel perforation include intestinal atresia, midgut volvulus, intussusception, congenital bands, and meconium ileus. Case presentation Siblings wit...