title: Vaginal cuff dehiscence resulting in small-bowel evisceration. A case report.
abstract: Vaginal cuff dehiscence is a rare complication of hysterectomies which seems to be more frequent after surgery with laparoscopic suture of the cuff. We present a clinical case of evisceration of the small bowel emerging from vaginal cuff dehiscence, successfully repaired by positioning a low profile polypropylene ePTFE mesh*.
authors.affiliation: UO Chirurgia presidio di Codogno, Viale Guglielmo Marconi, 1, 26845 Codogno LO. lpercalli@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Percalli
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pricolo
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Passalia
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Croce
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ricco'
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berretta
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marchesi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology*; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: evisceration, vaginal cuff dehiscence, laparoscopy, mesh