TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Intra-abdominal Calcifications
A1  - Bianchi, Diana W.
A1  - Crombleholme, Timothy M.
A1  - D'Alton, Mary E.
A1  - Malone, Fergal D.
Y1  - 2015
N1  - 
T2  - Fetology: Diagnosis and Management of the Fetal Patient, 2e
AB  - Key  PointsCauses  of  intra-abdominal  calcification  include  meconium  peritonitis,  enterolithiasis,  cholelithiasis,  and  fetus  in  fetu.Meconium  peritonitis  is  the  most  common  cause  of  intra-abdominal  calcifications.Cystic  fibrosis  is  seen  in  only  8%  to  13.5%  of  cases  of  fetal  meconium  peritonitis  in  contrast  to  15%  to  40%  postnatally.Enterolithiasis  is  often  associated  with  rectourinary  fistula  as  in  imperforate  anus  or  cloaca.Enterolithiasis  can  be  seen  in  bowel  obstruction  such  as  jejunoileal  atresia  or  total  colonic  Hirschsprung’s  disease.Fetus  in  fetu  is  distinguished  by  the  presence  of  well-formed  long  bones  or  vertebral  bodies.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/23
UR  - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106399043
ER  -