title: Evisceration occurred 1 year after vaginal vault repair for relapsed pelvic organ prolapse.
abstract: This report describes the case of an 81-year-old woman with sudden evisceration of the small intestine through the vagina. It occurred one year after repair of a vaginal vault prolapse, which was initially treated by vaginal hysterectomy and colporrhaphy three years prior to the repair. On examination, we found a 70-80-cm loop of bowel prolapsing through a 3-cm oval defect in the vaginal vault. The patient underwent emergency exploratory laparotomy under general anesthesia. After careful reduction of the eviscerated small intestine, the hernia hiatus was closed and the widened cul-de-sac was obliterated by performing a Moschcowitz culdoplasty. Rapid intervention by abdominovaginal surgery may enable smooth repositioning of the eviscerated intestine, thus preventing subsequent morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsue
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muraoka
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagano
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takagi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020884:Colpotomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D003464:Culdoscopy; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000150:complications*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000009:adverse effects; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011391:Prolapse; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014624:Vaginal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*