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Cecal Volvulus following a Right Nephrectomy for Wilms' Tumor: Should We Need to Close the Lateral Peritoneum?
Mauricio Gonzalez-Urquijo1, Christian Ovalle-Chao1, Eduardo Flores-Villalba1
1Department of Surgery, Escuela de Medicina, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
European Journal of Pediatric Surgery Reports
|January 11, 2018
Abstract:
Wilms' tumor (WT) accounts for 90% of all pediatric renal malignant tumors. The most common postoperative complication based on the National Wilms' Tumor Study is small bowel obstruction. We report on a 2-year-old girl with postoperative bowel obstruction following a right nephrectomy for WT. The patient was reintervened 48 hours after surgery and a cecal volvulus was found. Here, we will describe possible causes of this postoperative complication and discuss management.