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World J Clin Pediatr. Feb 8, 2017; 6(1): 40-44
Published online Feb 8, 2017. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v6.i1.40
Cystic meconium peritonitis with jejunoileal atresia: Is it associated with unfavorable outcome?
Kin Wai Edwin Chan, Kim Hung Lee, Hei Yi Vicky Wong, Siu Yan Bess Tsui, Yuen Shan Wong, Kit Yi Kristine Pang, Jennifer Wai Cheung Mou, Yuk Him Tam
Kin Wai Edwin Chan, Kim Hung Lee, Hei Yi Vicky Wong, Siu Yan Bess Tsui, Yuen Shan Wong, Kit Yi Kristine Pang, Jennifer Wai Cheung Mou, Yuk Him Tam, Division of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology, Department of Surgery, the Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Author contributions: Chan KWE contributed to the study design, literature search, manuscript writing and final revision of the article; Wong HYV, Tsui SYB, Wong YS, Pang KYK and Mou JWC performed the research; Lee KH and Tam YH contributed to supervision.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Joint CUHK-NTEC Clinical Research Ethics Committee (CREC) (CRE Ref. No. 2016.225).
Informed consent statement: As anonymized administrative and clinical data were used for this study, specific written consent was not required to use patient information stored in hospital databases.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Kin Wai Edwin Chan, MBChB, FRCSEd (Paed), FCSHK, FHKAM (Surgery), Division of Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology, Department of Surgery, the Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. edwinchan@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk
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Received: May 20, 2016
Peer-review started: May 24, 2016
First decision: July 27, 2016
Revised: September 21, 2016
Accepted: November 21, 2016
Article in press: November 22, 2016
Published online: February 8, 2017
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Core tip: Owing to the adhesive and vascular nature of the meconium cyst, difficult operation is expected in patients with jejunoileal atresia associated with cystic meconium peritonitis. However, whether the overall mortality and morbidity is higher when compare to patients with isolated jejunoileal atresia is not known. Our results showed primary intestinal anastomosis could be performed in majority of neonates with cystic meconium peritonitis without an increase in morbidity and mortality.