Abstract
It is reasonable to assume that an umbilical cord stained green is due to the baby having passed meconium in utero. We describe a newborn baby in whom there was a delay in diagnosing an imperforate anus because the baby's umbilical cord was stained green with bile and it was assumed that the baby had passed meconium in utero.
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We thank Harry Stalewski for his surgical involvement.
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Vijayakumar, P., Koh, T. When is Meconium-Stained Cord Actually Bile-Stained Cord? Case Report and Literature Review. J Perinatol 21, 467–468 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7210565
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