title: Cecal bascule after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We present a case of a cecal bascule, a rare type of cecal volvulus, as a complication of a laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 73-y-old male with a ventral hernia underwent an uneventful elective laparoscopic repair. He developed an acute abdomen on postoperative day 6, and imaging demonstrated a cecal bascule. Exploratory laparotomy revealed a cecal bascule with an ischemic and perforated cecum, and a right hemicolectomy was performed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laparoscopic tension-free ventral hernia repairs have become more common, especially for obese patients. We discuss some risk factors that can predispose a patient to having a cecal volvulus postoperatively. Although cecal volvulus is a very rare complication after laparoscopic surgery, it can result in serious complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 5 East 9eighth Street, 1fifth Floor, NY, NY 10029, USA. kimj45@mountsinai.org.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Parkson
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Celia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Divino
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013526:Surgical Mesh
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