Meconium Peritonitis - A Consideration in Intra Abdominal Calcification

Meconium peritonitis is an aseptic chemical peritonitis which results from the perforation of the bowel in utero. Incidence 1: 35000 Live births. Possible causes-mesenteric ischaemia, volvulus, intestinal atresia, meconium plugs, intestinal hernias and Hirschsprung disease, cystic fibrosis. Perforation of intestine in utero leads to leakage of meconium into peritoneal cavity causes inflammatory reaction and chemical peritonitis subsequently seals with intraabdominal calcifications. PRENATAL USG is diagnostic.