title: Post-hysterectomy broad ligament haematoma: a complication of vaginal packing? (A case report).
abstract: With meticulous surgical technique, bleeding following vaginal hysterectomy and colporrhaphy is an unusual complication. With exteriorization of the stumps, any such haemorrhage is revealed in the form of vaginal bleeding. Two unusual cases of perivesical and broad ligament hematoma are presented and the possible role of vaginal packing in the development of such bleeding is discussed.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Parulekar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008022:Ligaments; D008875:Middle Aged; D014599:Uterus