Bowel obstruction and perforation secondary to barbed suture after minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair: report of two cases and literature review

Abstract Background Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal patch (TAPP) is now commonly used in the repair of inguinal hernia. Barbed suture can be a fast and effective method of peritoneal closure. We report two rare cases of small bowel obstruction and perforation caused by barbed suture after...

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Main Authors: Liming Wang, Taku Maejima, Susumu Fukahori, Shoji Nishihara, Daitaro Yoshikawa, Toru Kono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-07-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01249-w