Multiple Calcareous Deposits in the Intestinal Tract of the Newborn

Calcification of the Meconium within the Bowel of the Newborn

“…No theory so far suggested has been proven and none accounts for all the facts observed. Camp and Roberts (1949) point out that calcium and fats are present in meconium, but that the pH is slightly acid. With disordered physiology of the bowel, a change to alkalinity tends to precipitate calcium, but this, they state, does not explain the many cases of intestinal obstruction without calcification.…”

“…In all except one, some biochemical investigations were carried out. Camp and Roberts (1949) reported a baby with ileal stenosis, in whom calcification was present as small concretions in the meconium. No biochemical studies were done on either the baby or the meconium, but radiographs of the skeleton were normal.…”

Neonatal intramural calcification associated with jejunal atresia: a rare case report

“…Both bowel atresia and intramural calcification may be due to ischemia. Small bowel obstruction with intraluminal calcification was first described in 1949 by Camp and Roberts [5].…”

Enterolithiasis with imperforate anus

“…Intraluminal calcifications have also been described in isolated cases of ileal stenosis [7], multiple atresias of the jejeunum [8], and functional obstruction of the ileum [9].…”