title: Vaginal evisceration.
abstract: An 89-year-old woman had small intestinal prolapse through the vagina while straining at stool. She had had a vaginal hysterectomy 24 years earlier. Resuscitation, reduction, and repair resulted in survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa 19102-1192, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Karam
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Wengert
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Kerstein
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000009:adverse effects; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011391:Prolapse; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*