Meconium Peritonitis Caused by Intestinal Duplication-induced Ileal Volvulus. Report of a case.

Prenatal diagnosis of the acute meconium peritonitis secondary to ileum volvulus perforation: a case report.

This is an unusual case in comparison to other sonographically described prenatal cases due to very early diagnosis and surgical intervention following prompt delivery. A 40-year-old pregnant, ultrasonography showed presence of cystic structure in the fetal abdomen that was consistent with intestinal dilatation. At 32 weeks' of gestation, repeat ultrasound showed collapse of the bowel dilatatio...

Taenia Induced Ileal Perforation and Peritonitis – a Case Report

Taeniasolium induced ileal perforation is an unusual case of acute abdomen with confusing and non-specific clinical picture. This is a very common parasite in Tropical areas of the world, where pig rearing and unhygienic environment persists. The parasite causes diseases, Taeniasis (intestine) and Cysticercosis (Nervous System), which may result in variable outcomes. We present here a case repo...

Adult Ileo-Ileal Intussusception Caused by Intestinal Lipoma

Meconium Peritonitis with Multiple Ileal Perforations in a Twin

The patient was a 6-hour-old boy, a first twin delivered at the federal medical centre Yola by a 20-year-old house wife per vaginum after 39 weeks of unsupervised pregnancy. The abdomen of the index neonate was immediately noticed to be distended at birth and he did not pass meconium for more than 24 hours. There was an accompanied respiratory difficulty. There was no vomiting. The second twin ...

Meconium peritonitis: prenatal diagnosis and postnatal management--a case report.

The management of a case of antenatally diagnosed meconium peritonitis (MP) due to intrauterine intestinal perforation secondary to bowel atresia is reported. The literature is reviewed with reference to the significance and outcome of antenatally diagnosed MP.