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Vaginal evisceration of the bowel is a rare and life-threatening complication of gynecologic surgery; recurrence is even more rare. Most cases in the literature discuss primary closure of the dehisced vaginal cuff with delayed absorbable sutures via a vaginal, abdominal, or laparoscopic approach. The case presented here is of a patient who had a history of recurrent vaginal evisceration treated with an abdominal sacrocolpopexy utilizing synthetic mesh. Further recurrence, to date, has been prevented.
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Jurus, D., Finamore, P. & Vakili, B. Use of synthetic mesh to prevent recurrent vaginal evisceration: a case report. Int Urogynecol J 20, 259–260 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-008-0699-3
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