Development of Small Bowel Volvulus on Barbed V-Loc™ Suture: A Rare Complication after Laparoscopic Ventral Rectopexy.
Giovanni TerrosuVittorio CherchiUmberto BaccaraniGian Luigi AdaniDario LorenzinRiccardo PravisaniSerena BertozziSergio CalandraLuigino NoceAntonia Lavinia ZulianiAndrea RisalitiPublished in: Case reports in surgery (2018)
In this case report, we share our experience with an emerging complication in laparoscopic surgery caused by the use of barbed sutures for an off-label indication. We describe a postoperative volvulus caused by the adhesion of the small bowel and V-Loc suture after a ventral laparoscopic rectopexy in a 48-year-old female patient. We also suggest cutting flush the end of the V-Loc and extending the follow-up of these patients.
Keyphrases
- small bowel
- case report
- laparoscopic surgery
- end stage renal disease
- robot assisted
- spinal cord
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- deep brain stimulation
- patients undergoing
- peritoneal dialysis
- prefrontal cortex
- escherichia coli
- spinal cord injury
- staphylococcus aureus
- patient reported
- biofilm formation
- minimally invasive