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Omental Prolapse Through Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence
CASE PRESENTATION: A 31-year-old female presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and a 15-centimeter bloody vaginal protrusion, which resulted during an attempted bowel movement. Reduction of the mass was unsuccessful, and the patient was taken to the operating room for examination....
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University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9436495/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36049188 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2022.2.56353 |
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description | CASE PRESENTATION: A 31-year-old female presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and a 15-centimeter bloody vaginal protrusion, which resulted during an attempted bowel movement. Reduction of the mass was unsuccessful, and the patient was taken to the operating room for examination. DISCUSSION: In patients with a history of vaginal hysterectomy, the vaginal cuff can dehisce and abdominal contents may protrude through the vaginal canal. In this case presentation, the vaginal mass was found to be omental tissue, which could be mistaken for a prolapse of vaginal mucosa. Therefore, a proper pelvic exam is imperative, as prolapse through a cuff dehiscence can lead to severe complications. |
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spelling | pubmed-94364952022-09-02 Omental Prolapse Through Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence Solberg, Jon Saravana, Karan Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Images in Emergency Medicine CASE PRESENTATION: A 31-year-old female presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and a 15-centimeter bloody vaginal protrusion, which resulted during an attempted bowel movement. Reduction of the mass was unsuccessful, and the patient was taken to the operating room for examination. DISCUSSION: In patients with a history of vaginal hysterectomy, the vaginal cuff can dehisce and abdominal contents may protrude through the vaginal canal. In this case presentation, the vaginal mass was found to be omental tissue, which could be mistaken for a prolapse of vaginal mucosa. Therefore, a proper pelvic exam is imperative, as prolapse through a cuff dehiscence can lead to severe complications. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2022-07-27 /pmc/articles/PMC9436495/ /pubmed/36049188 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2022.2.56353 Text en © 2022 Solberg. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
spellingShingle | Images in Emergency Medicine Solberg, Jon Saravana, Karan Omental Prolapse Through Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence |
title | Omental Prolapse Through Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence |
title_full | Omental Prolapse Through Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence |
title_fullStr | Omental Prolapse Through Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence |
title_full_unstemmed | Omental Prolapse Through Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence |
title_short | Omental Prolapse Through Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence |
title_sort | omental prolapse through vaginal cuff dehiscence |
topic | Images in Emergency Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9436495/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36049188 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2022.2.56353 |
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