Midgut volvulus after laparoscopic appendectomy

The authors report a case of a 13-year old child who was submitted to a laparoscopic appendectomy and developed, during the postoperative period, an intestinal obstruction caused by small bowel volvulus in the absence of a congenital malrotation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maurício Macedo, Manoel Carlos Prieto Velhote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2012-03-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082012000100022&tlng=en