Open AccessSpontaneous transvaginal bowel evisceration
Author(s) -
Sarabjeet Chhabra,
Padmaraj Hegde
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.114038
Subject(s) - evisceration (ophthalmology) , medicine , cystectomy , vagina , hysterectomy , surgery , abdominal hysterectomy , general surgery , bladder cancer , alternative medicine , pathology , cancer
Transvaginal prolapse of bowel segments after major abdominal surgery is of rare occurrence and is commonly reported to follow after hysterectomy and enterocele repair. However, spontaneous bowel evisceration through vagina following cystectomy is even rare. We report and discuss a case of spontaneous transvaginal bowel evisceration in a postmenopausal woman with the intent of increasing its awareness among surgeons and proposing a precautionary measure for this entity.