title: Transurethral bladder eversion concurrent with uterovaginal prolapse.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Transurethral bladder eversion is rare. A case of transurethral bladder eversion with concurrent uterovaginal prolapse is presented.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patient was postmenopausal, had a long history of uterovaginal prolapse, and developed bladder eversion. Examination under anesthesia revealed full-thickness transurethral bladder eversion and complete uterine procidentia. Temporary reduction of the prolapse was done initially because of her unstable medical condition. After medical stabilization, definitive surgical reconstruction was completed by a vaginal approach.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Full-thickness, transurethral bladder eversion can be surgically treated by a vaginal approach.
authors.affiliation: Section of Urogynecology/Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. marisa.mastropietro@lvh.com
authors.forename: Marisa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mastropietro
authors.forename: Matthew H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Douglass S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Hale
mesh_terms: D001746:Bladder Exstrophy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017698:Postmenopause; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery