title: [Fallopian tube prolapse and Chlamydia peritonitis after vaginal hysterectomy].
abstract: Fallopian tube prolapse and tuboovarian abscess are both uncommon complications to hysterectomy. A 42 year-old woman who had undergone vaginal hysterectomy two years prior, presented with pain, fever, and tender polyp-like mass in the vaginal vault and pelvic mass. Surgery revealed a tuboovarian abscess. A histological examination of the mass excised from the vaginal vault confirmed presence of fallopian tube epithelium. A polymerase chain reaction analysis of the peritoneal fluid revealed the presence of Chlamydia.
authors.affiliation: Gynækologisk Afdeling, Næstved Sygehus, Denmark. mosholt@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Karina Sif Søndergaard
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Mosholt
authors.forename: Thomas Arent
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Filtenborg
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011391:Prolapse