Open AccessSurgical management of post-traumatic transvaginal herniation of small intestine in a third-world country
Author(s) -
Young Kim,
Mackenzie C. Morris,
Ryan E. Earnest
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2018-228330
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , road traffic accident , vagina , hysterectomy , accident and emergency , abdominal hysterectomy , general surgery , resection , road traffic , medical emergency , transport engineering , engineering
We present a case of a 26-year-old woman with a small bowel herniating from her vagina following traumatic injury from a road traffic accident. The patient was taken immediately to operating theatre for repair of her uterine defect and small bowel resection. The patient required eventual return to theatre for subtotal hysterectomy and recovered well after her surgeries. She was discharged home without any further complications and in good condition.