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V. Brehm, P. Steenvoorde, J. Oskam, “Vaginal Evisceration of Small Bowel Loops Following Prior Vaginal Hysterectomy: A Graciloplasty Performed to Reconstruct the Rectovaginal Septum,” International Journal of Surgery, Vol. 6, No. 6, 2008, pp. 34-35. doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2006.11.004

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• TITLE: Small Bowel Evisceration Following Vaginal Hysterectomy is a General Surgical Emergency–A Case Report and Review of the Literature

  AUTHORS: Mandana Sigaroudinia, David Bowden, Deb Maitra, Graham Cawdell

  KEYWORDS: Small Bowel Evisceration, Vaginal Rupture, Hysterectomy

  JOURNAL NAME: Surgical Science, Vol.2 No.2, March 18, 2011

  ABSTRACT: Small bowel evisceration through the vagina is a rare condition, which tends to affect post-menopausal women who have undergone vaginal hysterectomy. It is a surgical emergency with a favourable outcome if diagnosed and treated in a timely fashion. Delay in diagnosis can precipitate infarction of small bowel loops with associated morbidity and mortality. Treatment involves laparotomy, reduction of the incarcerated loops (plus/minus small bowel resection) and repair of the vaginal rupture. The purpose of this paper is to report a case of small bowel evisceration through the vagina, to review the literature pertaining to this topic and to raise awareness of this condition in the general surgical community.