title: Bowel injury resulting from vaginal vault closure with a barbed suture: An underestimated risk.
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic Antwerpen & Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Abdominal, Pediatric and Plastic Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic Antwerpen & Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Electronic address: Wiebren.Tjalma@uza.be.
authors.forename: Wiebren A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Tjalma
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic Antwerpen & Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Abdominal, Pediatric and Plastic Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic Antwerpen & Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: Niels
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Komen
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic Antwerpen & Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Abdominal, Pediatric and Plastic Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic Antwerpen & Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Bruyn
authors.affiliation: Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic Antwerpen & Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Abdominal, Pediatric and Plastic Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Belgium; Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic Antwerpen & Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: Xuan Bich
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Trinh
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*