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.

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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
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description 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.
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spelling doaj.art-f5e017754d7b40dcb688aa4d9bb917602022-12-21T19:29:16ZengInstituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert EinsteinEinstein (São Paulo)2317-63852012-03-01101103104Midgut volvulus after laparoscopic appendectomyMaurício Macedo0Manoel Carlos Prieto Velhote1Hospital Albert EinsteinUniversidade de São PauloThe 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082012000100022&tlng=enLaparoscopyAppendectomyIntestinal volvulusIntestinal obstructionPneumoperitoneumCase reports
spellingShingle Maurício Macedo
Manoel Carlos Prieto Velhote
Midgut volvulus after laparoscopic appendectomy
Einstein (São Paulo)
Laparoscopy
Appendectomy
Intestinal volvulus
Intestinal obstruction
Pneumoperitoneum
Case reports
title Midgut volvulus after laparoscopic appendectomy
title_full Midgut volvulus after laparoscopic appendectomy
title_fullStr Midgut volvulus after laparoscopic appendectomy
title_full_unstemmed Midgut volvulus after laparoscopic appendectomy
title_short Midgut volvulus after laparoscopic appendectomy
title_sort midgut volvulus after laparoscopic appendectomy
topic Laparoscopy
Appendectomy
Intestinal volvulus
Intestinal obstruction
Pneumoperitoneum
Case reports
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