title: The acute surgical abdomen following Kyphoscoliosis corrective surgery.
abstract: Superior mesenteric artery syndrome or cast syndrome is a recognised and reported complication of Kyphoscoliosis correction in orthopaedic surgery but much less published in the general surgical literature. The purpose of this case report is to review and highlight the occurrence, presentation and management of this unusual cause of the acute abdomen presenting as a general surgical emergency.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust, Exeter, UK.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000601:surgery; D013478:Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery