meconium peritonitis

meconium peritonitis
peritonitis resulting from perforation of the bowel into the peritoneal cavity in utero or shortly after birth, resulting in escape of meconium into the peritoneal cavity; it occurs most often as a complication of meconium ileus in cystic fibrosis.

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