Page Matthew P, Kim Heung Bae, Fishman Steven J
Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Sep;44(9):1824-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.05.018.
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.
