Fetal Meconium Peritonitis Associated with Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure

Objective: In roughly 50% of all patients with meconium peritonitis, there is no evidence of primary obstruction of the bowel. We report a case of maternal methamphetamine and heroin abuse complicated by fetal meconium pseudocyst without a definite intestinal obstructive lesion. We discuss the corre...

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Main Authors: Wen-Jui Yang, Chie-Pein Chen, Chen-Yu Chen, Kuo-Gon Wang, Tsung-Hsien Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005-06-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455909601364