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Small bowel volvulus following peritoneal closure using absorbable knotless device during laparoscopic sacral colpopexy

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As laparoscopic sacral colpopexy is associated with long operation times, barbed suture can be used to reduce the time needed to accomplish peritoneal closure. However, little is known about the adverse events of this new technique. We report on the case of a small bowel volvulus following peritoneal closure using a barbed suture. The patient presented with acute abdominal pain and a bowel obstruction syndrome 1 month after laparoscopic sacral colpopexy.

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  1. AP-HP, Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique et Médecine de la Reproduction, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Clamart, 92141, France

    Thibault Thubert & Xavier Deffieux

  2. Faculté de Médecine, Univ Paris Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, 94270, France

    Thibault Thubert & Xavier Deffieux

  3. AP-HP, Service de Chirurgie viscérale, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Clamart, 92141, France

    Guillaume Pourcher

  4. Service de Gynécologie Obstétrique et Médecine de la Reproduction, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, 157 rue de la Porte de Trivaux, 92140, Clamart, France

    Xavier Deffieux

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Thubert, T., Pourcher, G. & Deffieux, X. Small bowel volvulus following peritoneal closure using absorbable knotless device during laparoscopic sacral colpopexy. Int Urogynecol J 22, 761–763 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-010-1348-1

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