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Transvaginal small bowel evisceration
1Department of Surgery, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
South African Journal of Surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Chirurgie
|February 28, 2017
Abstract:
We report on the rare entity of transvaginal small bowel herniation following a transvaginal hysterectomy. The risk factors, presentation, initial management and various surgical approaches are discussed. It is a condition that requires prompt surgical intervention. This report serves to highlight awareness of the condition, and how knowledge of the various methods of addressing an ischaemic bowel and a ruptured vaginal vault can result in a favourable outcome.