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Pneumoperitoneum and free meconium without gastrointestinal perforation in a neonate
1Department of Surgery, Qatif Central Hospital, Qatif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Medical Journal
|August 14, 2001
Abstract:
A newborn was referred to our hospital because of poor feeding and abdominal distension and was found to have pneumoperitoneum on abdominal x-ray. At operation there was free intraperitoneal air with no free fluid in the peritoneal cavity. In addition there was free air and meconium retroperitoneally on the left side but there was no evidence of gastrointestinal perforation. This case is rare and unique in that no demonstrable cause for the free air and free meconium could be demonstrated.