Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome: A cause of intestinal obstruction in the newborn period
✍ Scribed by Raymond A. Amoury; Richard A. Fellows; Charles D. Goodwin; Robert T. Hall; Thomas M. Holder; Keith W. Ashcraft
- Book ID
- 118338697
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 938 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3468
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The megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis (MMIH) syndrome in five female infants was first described by Berdon et all in 1976. This syndrome has since been described in seven additional female infantsZ8 and two male infants.'~~ The prenatal ultrasound appearance was described in four of t
We describe the perinatal findings in a female fetus with megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome (MMIHS). Prenatal sonography performed during 18-21 weeks' gestation showed a normal amount of amniotic fluid, but the fetus was seen to have a persistently distended stomach, a hugely