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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 Risaliti
Published 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.
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