[Pneumoperitoneum is not always caused by bowel perforation: a case report of vaginal cuff dehiscence]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2022 Jul 18;184(29):V03220166.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

Postcoital vaginal cuff dehiscence is a rare but well documented complication of hysterectomy. Common symptoms are vaginal bleeding and abdominopelvic pain with or without evisceration of the intraperitoneal contents through the separated vaginal cuff, which can lead to bowel injury, necrosis and sepsis. This potentially life-threatening condition usually occurs during the first postoperative act of intercourse or within the first few months of surgery. This case report presents the unusual case of vaginal cuff dehiscence in a 59-year-old woman 14 years after a total abdominal hysterectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy / adverse effects
  • Intestinal Perforation* / etiology
  • Intestinal Perforation* / surgery
  • Laparoscopy* / adverse effects
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumoperitoneum* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pneumoperitoneum* / etiology
  • Pneumoperitoneum* / surgery
  • Surgical Wound Dehiscence / complications
  • Surgical Wound Dehiscence / surgery
  • Vagina / surgery