vaginal evisceration

Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.

vaginal evisceration

A rare event in which loops of bowel herniate downwards through the vagina. Vaginal evisceration may occur as a result of injury or following uterine or vaginal surgery or it may occur spontaneously as a result of the rise in intra-abdominal pressure caused by straining at stool or coughing.

References in periodicals archive ?

As vaginal evisceration following VCD can cause peritonitis, sepsis, and necrosis of the intestinal tract, prompt surgical and medical intervention is required (3).

(2) Another study revealed that vaginal evisceration complicates 35%-67% of VCD cases.

Vaginal-Cuff Dehiscence and Evisceration after Radical Robotic Surgery for Urothelial Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder

Spellacy, "Vaginal evisceration after hysterectomy in premenopausal women," Obstetrics & Gynecology, vol.

Transvaginal Management of Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence with Bowel Evisceration following Delayed Diagnosis

Caption: Figure 3: Vaginal evisceration of the small bowels.

Transvaginal Small Bowel Evisceration following Abdominoperineal Resection

Vaginal evisceration after hysterectomy: a literature review.

Spontaneous vaginal evisceration and intra-abdominal small bowel strangulation: a report of the first case and review of the literature.

Transvaginal small bowel evisceration

(1-3) A recent review of reports of cuff dehiscence and vaginal evisceration over 30 years found ranges of cuff dehiscence of 0.14% to 0.27% for all types of hysterectomy, and 1% to 4.1% after laparoscopic or robotic hysterectomy.

What to do with the vaginal apex at the time of hysterectomy: optimal technique, tips, and tricks for successful vaginal closure of the cuff

Vaginal evisceration after trauma unrelated to previous pelvic surgery.

An injury resulting in vaginal evisceration. Ceylon Med J.

Evisceracion intestinal transvaginal secundaria a trauma genital y perineal: presentacion de un caso y revision de la literatura

The first report of vaginal evisceration was described by Hyernaux in 1864, as disruption of the anterior wall of the proximal vagina, resulting in prolapse of the abdominal contents (1).

Vaginal evisceration can be a rare complication of hysterectomy which requires urgent surgical attention.

A rare case of vaginal vault evisceration and its management

Finally, in a recent case report, an 82-year-old woman experienced vaginal evisceration during initial fitting, causing displacement of the pessary into the abdomen, with resultant emergency colpocleisis (Rubin, Jones, & Harmanli, 2010).