title: Laparoscopic repair of spontaneous vaginal evisceration of small bowel: report of a case.
abstract: Spontaneous vaginal evisceration of the small bowel is a rare event. It is precipitated in the postmenopausal woman commonly by hysterectomy and in the premenopausal woman by vaginal trauma. We report a case of a 75-year-old woman presenting with a protruding mass in her vagina and associated abdominal pain. A combined laparoscopic and transvaginal method of repair is described and the advantage of using both techniques highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Whipps Cross University Hospital, Leytonstone, London, UK.
authors.forename: Myles D J
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Sridevi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sankaran
authors.forename: Sangeeta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agnihotri
authors.forename: Stefano M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Andreani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D007082:Ileum; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011391:Prolapse; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*