caa a22 4500 477069266 CHVBK 20180405111420.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02845249 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02845249 Meconium peritonitis—A leading cause of neonatal peritonitis in Kashmir [Elektronische Daten] [S. Wajid Ali, Massood ul Hassan] Meconium peritonitis is a chemical reaction of peritonium to meconium which occurs due to leakage of meconium into peritonal cavity as a result of perforation of intestines antinatally which gets subsequently sealed. In the present retrospective study, 39 cases of neonatal peritonitis were studied. Meconium peritonitis was diagnosed if a) abdominal X-ray showed diffuse calcifications (b) abdominal paracentesis showed meconium aspirate and c) leprotomy examination. Twenty (51.3%) out of 39 cases of neonatal peritonitis were found to have meconium peritonitis. These included 14 boys and 6 girls, birth weight ranged from 1500 gms to 3200 gms and mean age of presentation included abdominal distension in 100% cases, H/O not passing meconium in 50% cases, Ascites in 45% cases and vomiting in 40% cases, 30% presented with abdominal mass. Pseudocyst formation on X-ray was seen in 23% cases which was much higher than reported in world literature. Overall mortality in meconium peritonitis was 80%. The incidence of meconium peritonitis in this part of country in much higher than reported in Western and Indian literature. The high incidence may be due to underlying cystic fibrosis because Kashmir has a more homogenous population and consanguinity is very common. A prospective study including sweat chloride testing needs to be undertaken to look into the cause for proportionately higher occurrence of meconium peritonitis in Kashmir with particular reference to cystic fibrosis. Dr. K C Chaudhuri Foundation, 1996 Meconium peritonitis nationallicence Consanguinity nationallicence Cystic fibrosis nationallicence Wajid Ali S. Department of Neonatal Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar aut ul Hassan Massood Department of Neonatal Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar aut The Indian Journal of Pediatrics Springer India 63/2(1996-03-01), 229-232 0019-5456 63:2<229 1996 63 12098 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845249 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845249 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wajid Ali S. Department of Neonatal Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- ul Hassan Massood Department of Neonatal Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Indian Journal of Pediatrics Springer India 63/2(1996-03-01), 229-232 0019-5456 63:2<229 1996 63 12098 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer