Orthodontic braces come back to bite: a novel presentation of a small bowel volvulus

BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Aug 7:2017:bcr2017221152. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-221152.
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Keywords: gastrointestinal surgery; general surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Foreign-Body Migration / complications
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Volvulus / diagnostic imaging
  • Intestinal Volvulus / etiology*
  • Intestine, Small / blood supply
  • Intestine, Small / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ischemia / etiology
  • Orthodontic Brackets / adverse effects*
  • Tissue Adhesions / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed