Intestinal obstruction from midgut volvulus after laparoscopic appendectomy.
We present the case of a 30-year-old man who developed a small bowel obstruction from an acute midgut volvulus 8 days after undergoing a laparoscopic appendectomy. There was no evidence of congenital malrotation or midgut volvulus on the initial computed tomography (CT) scan or at laparoscopy. Subsequently, a midgut volvulus developed in the absence of congenital malrotation.
Cuadra
S A
SA
Deparment of Surgery and Radiology, SUNY Stony Brook, HSC 19-020, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA. salcuadra@yahoo.com
Khalife
M E
ME
Char
D J
DJ
Wax
M R
MR
Halpern
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000601:surgery; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D002432:Cecum / Q000473:pathology; D003949:Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed