title: Use of synthetic mesh to prevent recurrent vaginal evisceration: a case report.
abstract: Vaginal evisceration of the bowel is a rare and life-threatening complication of gynecologic surgery; recurrence is even more rare. Most cases in the literature discuss primary closure of the dehisced vaginal cuff with delayed absorbable sutures via a vaginal, abdominal, or laparoscopic approach. The case presented here is of a patient who had a history of recurrent vaginal evisceration treated with an abdominal sacrocolpopexy utilizing synthetic mesh. Further recurrence, to date, has been prevented.
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, 3 Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ 08103, USA. djurus@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Derek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jurus
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Finamore
authors.forename: Babak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vakili
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003127:Colposcopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery*