What is the incidence of meconium peritonitis?

1.   ?    1 in 1,000 live births
2.   ?    1 in 10,000 to 20,000 live births
3.   ?    1 in 20,000 to 40,000 live births
4.   ?    1 in 50,000 live births

Which of the three general classifications of meconium peritonitis is characterized by severe dense diffuse fibrous adhesions?

1.   ?    Pseudocyst
2.   ?    Generalized
3.   ?    Plastic

What is the most common cause of meconium peritonitis?

1.   ?    Vascular insult with perforation
2.   ?    Intestinal obstruction with atresia
3.   ?    Cystic fibrosis and meconium ileus
4.   ?    In utero intussusception

Where is the most common site of perforation in patients with meconium peritonitis?

1.   ?    Duodenum
2.   ?    Jejunum
3.   ?    Ileum
4.   ?    Ascending colon

When is meconium formed?

1.   ?    2nd fetal month
2.   ?    3rd fetal month
3.   ?    5th fetal month
4.   ?    7th fetal month

How many patients with meconium peritonitis are premature?

1.   ?    Less than 5%
2.   ?    About 33%
3.   ?    About 50%
4.   ?    About 66%

Meconium peritonitis may be incidentally detected on in utero ultrasound. Which is not a typical finding?

1.   ?    Dilated bowel
2.   ?    Polyhydramnios
3.   ?    Fetal ascites
4.   ?    Diffuse calcification

What do calcifications indicate along the course of the patent processes vaginalis, seen on plain films?

1.   ?    Meconium ileus
2.   ?    Meconium ascites
3.   ?    Meconium peritonitis
4.   ?    None of the above

T or F: Stable infants with meconium ascites and incidental calcifications in the scrotum or peritoneum can be observed but not operated on?

1.   ?    True
2.   ?    False

T or F: Resection and primary anastomosis are contraindicated in meconium peritonitis?

1.   ?    True
2.   ?    False

What is the single most common cyst of the omentum and mesentery in children?

1.   ?    Simple cyst
2.   ?    Lymphangioma
3.   ?    Epidermoid cyst
4.   ?    Pseudocyst

What is the most common site for mesenteric cysts in children?

1.   ?    Duodenum
2.   ?    Retroperitoneum
3.   ?    Mesentery of jejunum
4.   ?    Mesentery of ileum

What is the treatment of cysts due to a ventriculoperitoneal shunt?

1.   ?    Excision of the cyst
2.   ?    Needle aspiration
3.   ?    Laparoscopic window
4.   ?    Unroofing

What types of ascites is the most common in the newborn period?

1.   ?    Fetal immune and nonimmune ascites
2.   ?    Urinary ascites
3.   ?    Chylous ascites
4.   ?    Bilious ascites

Which is more common: Immune or nonimmune ascites?

1.   ?    Nonimmune
2.   ?    Immune
3.   ?    Equivalent

Which is the most common cause of chylous ascites?

1.   ?    Congenital malformation
2.   ?    Inflammatory changes
3.   ?    Tumor
4.   ?    Malrotation or intestinal obstruction

T or F: The leak should be closed at operation for bilious ascites, if it can be identified?

1.   ?    True
2.   ?    False