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Vaginal evisceration managed by transvaginal bowel resection and vaginal repair

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When evisceration occurs through a large enterocele surgical repair can be performed vaginally, including bowel resection and reanastomosis, thereby avoiding the morbidity associated with laparotomy.

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  1. Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Surgery, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, 1775 Dempster Street, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA

    Michael D. Moen, Mit Desai & Robert Sulkowski

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Moen, M.D., Desai, M. & Sulkowski, R. Vaginal evisceration managed by transvaginal bowel resection and vaginal repair. Int Urogynecol J 14, 218–220 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-003-1056-1

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