Transvaginal Small Bowel Evisceration in Known Case of Uterine Prolapse Due to Trauma

Abstract

Spontaneous transvaginal bowel evisceration is a rare surgical emergency with only a few cases reported and particularly postmenopausal, posthysterectomy, multiparous elderly women are considered to be at higher risk for development of bowel evisceration. It is difficult to manage such a patient for any surgeon and poses significant challenges especially intraoperatively. Here, we report a case of vaginal vault rupture with small bowel evisceration through the vagina in a known case of uterine prolapse and highlight the risk factors, clinical presentation, and treatment options for this rare surgical emergency.

Keywords

• intestinal herniation
• multiparaous
• postmenopausal
• trauma
• uterine prolapse