title: Vaginal evisceration after trauma unrelated to previous pelvic surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Vaginal evisceration is described as extrusion of intraperitoneal contents secondary to the disruption of the vagina. It is an extremely rare emergency condition.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe a very rare case of vaginal evisceration that occurred after blunt trauma in a patient with no prior pelvic surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  This report describes vaginal evisceration in a 73-year-old female with no prior pelvic surgery, after blunt trauma. The patient was handled by the cooperation of gynecology and general surgery departments. An immediate surgery was performed after stabilization of the patient and no postoperative complications occurred.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Whatever be the treatment approach, emergency management of vaginal evisceration is critical to the preservation of a viable bowel. Repositioning of viable bowels into the abdominal cavity and appropriate surgical repair are cornerstones of the treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Besevler, 06500 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nuray
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.forename: Umit
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Korucuoglu
authors.forename: Yahya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bakirci
authors.forename: Utku
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sakrak
authors.forename: Haldun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guner