title: Intestinal obstruction from midgut volvulus after laparoscopic appendectomy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Deparment of Surgery and Radiology, SUNY Stony Brook, HSC 19-020, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA. salcuadra@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Cuadra
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Khalife
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Char
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wax
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Halpern
mesh_terms: 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