Meconium staining of the brainstem with open myelomeningocele

J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013 Feb;11(2):150-3. doi: 10.3171/2012.10.PEDS1293. Epub 2012 Nov 16.

Abstract

Meconium staining of open myelomeningoceles has been reported to occur both prenatally and postnatally, but meconium staining of the brainstem has not been previously documented. The authors present a case of meconium staining of the brainstem in an infant with a meconium-stained myelomeningocele, Chiari malformation Type II, and hydrocephalus and discuss possible implications for prenatal and perinatal care.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / complications*
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / diagnosis
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / physiopathology
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation / surgery*
  • Brain Stem / pathology*
  • Brain Stem / physiopathology
  • Cervical Vertebrae
  • Decompression, Surgical*
  • Enteral Nutrition
  • Gastrostomy
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / etiology
  • Hydrocephalus / surgery
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Laminectomy*
  • Laryngoscopy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Meconium*
  • Medulla Oblongata / pathology
  • Meningomyelocele / complications*
  • Meningomyelocele / physiopathology
  • Meningomyelocele / surgery*
  • Respiration, Artificial*
  • Respiratory Paralysis / etiology
  • Respiratory Paralysis / surgery
  • Syringomyelia / etiology
  • Syringomyelia / surgery
  • Tracheostomy
  • Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt*
  • Vocal Cord Paralysis / diagnosis
  • Vocal Cord Paralysis / etiology