%0 Journal Article %T Midgut volvulus after laparoscopic appendectomy %A Macedo %A Maur¨ªcio %A Velhote %A Manoel Carlos Prieto %J Einstein (S£¿o Paulo) %D 2012 %I Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein %R 10.1590/S1679-45082012000100022 %X the authors report a case of a 13-year old child who was submitted to a laparoscopic appendectomy and developed, during the postoperative period, an intestinal obstruction caused by small bowel volvulus in the absence of a congenital malrotation. %K laparoscopy %K appendectomy %K intestinal volvulus %K intestinal obstruction %K pneumoperitoneum %K case reports. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1679-45082012000100022&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en