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Enterolithiasis: a case report and review.

Robert Bergholz1, Katharina Wenke

  • 1UKE-Medical School, Hamburg University, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Altona Children's Hospital, Bleickenallee 38, Hamburg 22763, Germany. robert@bergholz-berlin.de

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
|April 14, 2009
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Summary
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Neonatal enterolithiasis, rare calcified meconium in newborns, is linked to urogenital and intestinal malformations. Prenatal diagnosis may signal underlying severe pathologies requiring further investigation.

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Area of Science:

  • Neonatology
  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Enterolithiasis, characterized by intraluminal calcified meconium, is a rare neonatal condition.
  • While extraluminal calcifications often indicate meconium peritonitis, true intraluminal calcifications are exceptionally uncommon.

Observation:

  • A case report details a newborn boy with pneumothorax, pneumoperitoneum, lung hypoplasia, and oligohydramnion due to urethral agenesis and anal atresia with rectourinary fistula.
  • Enterolithiasis was identified within the transverse to rectosigmoid colon.
  • The condition was not prenatally diagnosed, with only suspicion of urethral valves due to oligohydramnion.

Findings:

  • Approximately 48 cases of neonatal enterolithiasis have been documented globally.
  • The etiology is hypothesized to involve the mixture of meconium and alkaline urine, often associated with anal atresia and enterourinary fistulas.
  • A strong association exists between enterolithiasis and significant congenital anomalies, particularly VACTERL association.

Implications:

  • Modern high-resolution imaging enables antenatal detection of enterolithiasis.
  • Prenatal diagnosis of enterolithiasis serves as a critical warning sign for potentially severe underlying congenital pathologies.
  • Early identification can guide timely intervention and management strategies for affected neonates.