PMC9918329_01
X-ray of a neonate with a meconium pseudocyst resulting from bowel perforation.
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FIG1
A roentgenogram (X-ray) of the abdomen in an erect position revealed a large mass lesion on the right side of the abdomen displacing bowel loops on the left side (Figure 1).
[A] Pre-operative photo of the neonate with abdominal distension; [B] On making an incision, the cyst wall seems to adhere to the abdominal wall (*); [C] Cyst wall (circle) [D] Atretic bowel (arrow).
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FIG2
A short length of the ileum distal to the atretic segment measuring approximately 2 cm along with the cecum and appendix was excised, and a double barrel ileostomy was created (Figure 2).