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Cecal volvulus occurring after laparoscopic appendectomy
S A McIntosh1, D Ravichandran, A B Wilmink
1Department of Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Stuart@addenbrookes.demon.co-uk
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
|November 27, 2001
Abstract:
Less than 2% of cases of intestinal obstruction in adults is caused by cecal volvulus. Although recent abdominal surgery has been implicated, no previous case of cecal volvulus has been reported after laparoscopic appendectomy.