title: Small intestinal volvulus caused by loose surgical staples.
abstract: Small intestinal volvulus beyond infancy is rare and usually has an iatrogenic cause. The authors describe an adolescent boy with small bowel volvulus secondary to the presence of free intraperitoneal surgical staples after a laparoscopic appendectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: Heung Bae
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects*