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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2015· item PMID:26508118

Laparoscopic treatment of intestinal obstruction caused by an uncommon congenital band. Congenital bands represent a rare cause of small bowel obstruction. We report a case of intestinal obstruction caused by an uncommon form of congenital band in a 16-year-old girl. The diagnosis was strongly evoked preoperatively by CT scan and the intestinal obstruction was successfully treated using a laparoscopic approach.