Table 1
Causes of in utero gut perforation and meconium peritonitis (MP)
Mechanical causes
Infections
Vascular
Intestinal stenosis
Parvovirus B-19
Mesenteric vascular ischaemia
Meconium volvulus
Rubella
Meconium volvulus
Cytomegalovirus
Intestinal hernia
Meckle diverticulum rupture
Cloacal anomaly