title: Small bowel trans-vaginal evisceration following vault biopsy: general surgeons beware!
abstract: A case-report of vaginal evisceration following vault biopsy is described. This case highlights the importance of good surgical technique when performing a vaginal biopsy in order to avoid this rare, but life-threatening, complication. General surgeons may well be faced with this acute presentation and prompt management is vital in order to preserve the involved small bowel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK. coddrj@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Codd
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Scourfield
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakravarthy
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014621:Vagina / Q000473:pathology*
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