Case ReportInternational Surgery Journal
Publication: A rare case of omental evisceration through the vaginal vault post hysterectomy
Int Surg J. 2023;10(4):723-726.DOI10.18203/2349-2902.isj20230984
Abstract
Vaginal vault perforation and evisceration of abdominal contents is a rare but well recognised complication of hysterectomy. We presented a rare case of a 40-year-old female with isolated omental prolapse 10 months post open abdominal hysterectomy after penile-vaginal intercourse. Early identification, initiation of antibiotics and operative management are critical to sepsis source control.
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- Department of Surgery, Concord General Repatriation Hospital, NSW, Australia
