Table 2.
Summary of case 2.
Background | Presentation | Evaluation | Surgical findings | Treatment | Outcome |
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76-year-old woman, laparoscopic correction of vault prolapse 4 weeks before | Admission to ER with nausea, vomiting, and constipation | Blood test, EKG, X-rays, and CT were performed. CT finding of intestinal volvulus | Entanglement of an intestinal ansa over a peritoneal barbed suture tail | Barbed suture wire detachment and trimming, bowel release | Hospital discharge 3 days after surgery |