Transvaginal evisceration after radical abdominal hysterectomy.
BACKGROUND
Intestinal evisceration through the vagina is rare and transvaginal evisceration after transabdominal surgery is far more rare.


METHODS
We present an unusual case of a postmenopausal woman who presented with transvaginal evisceration of the small bowel after radical abdominal hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy.


CONCLUSIONS
This was a rare case of terminal ileal evisceration through a ruptured vaginal cuff after radical hysterectomy and bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy. We performed a delayed closure of the vaginal defect through the vagina after manual reduction of the eviscerated small bowel, and the outcome was satisfactory.
Kim
Seok-Mo
SM
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine Chonnam National University, Kwangju, Korea.
Choi
Ho-Sun
HS
Byun
Ji-Su
JS
Kim
Yong-Sik
YS
Kim
Hyung-Rok
HR
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery