Title
Incarcerated transvaginal bowel evisceration with intestinal perforation after a mesh colporraphy. A case report
Other title
Evisceración intestinal transvaginal incarcerada con perforación intestinal después de una colporrafia con malla. Reporte de un caso
Date Issued
06 September 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Asociacion Colombiana de Cirugia
Abstract
Introduction. Transvaginal intestinal evisceration is a consequence, in the vast majority of cases, of dehiscence of the vaginal stump after hysterectomy in postmenopausal patients. Through vaginal dehiscence, the exit of the abdominopelvic content occurs, which can present as a simple evisceration, incarceration, obstruction, strangulation and perforation of an intestinal loop. Clinical case. A 78-year-old woman with an immediate history of colpocleisis and polypropylene mesh colporrhaphy due to vaginal prolapse, presents dehiscence of the vaginal stump caused by rejection of the mesh that conditioned the solution of continuity of the vaginal wall, prolapse, incarceration, obstruction and perforation of the ileum. Surgical treatment was performed with the diagnosis of incarcerated transvaginal intestinal evisceration with intestinal perforation. The initial approach was to free the intestinal loop vaginally, followed by laparotomy, ileal resection and anastomosis, mesh sacrocolpopexy, and Douglas plasty were performed. He presented good postoperative evolution. Conclussion. Transvaginal intestinal evisceration with intestinal perforation is a very rare entity. The most common organ involved is the small intestine, especially the ileum. It can be complicated by incarceration, intestinal obstruction, ischemia, and perforation. Surgical management involves intestinal resection, when there are signs of necrosis, with repair and fixation of the vaginal stump.
Start page
708
End page
714
Volume
37
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Cirugía
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85137315826
Source
Revista Colombiana de Cirugia
ISSN of the container
20117582
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus