Medical condition
An enterocele is a protrusion of the small intestines and peritoneum into the vaginal canal.[ 1]
It may be treated transvaginally[ 2] or by laparoscopy .
An enterocele may also obstruct the rectum, leading to symptoms of obstructed defecation .[ 3] Enteroceles can form after treatment for gynecological cancers.[ 4]
See also
References
^ Merck Manuals > Cystoceles, Urethroceles, Enteroceles, and Rectoceles Last full review/revision December 2008 by S. Gene McNeeley
^ Vaginal Repair of Enterocele Archived 2018-04-23 at the Wayback Machine By Clifford R. Wheeless, Jr., M.D. and Marcella L. Roenneburg, M.D. Retrieved Dec 2010
^ Zbar, Andrew P., ed. (2010). Coloproctology . Springer Specialist Surgery Series. Dordrecht Heidelberg: Springer. ISBN 978-1-84882-755-4 .
^ Ramaseshan, Aparna S.; Felton, Jessica; Roque, Dana; Rao, Gautam; Shipper, Andrea G.; Sanses, Tatiana V. D. (2017-09-19). "Pelvic floor disorders in women with gynecologic malignancies: a systematic review" . International Urogynecology Journal . 29 (4): 459–476. doi :10.1007/s00192-017-3467-4 . ISSN 0937-3462 . PMC 7329191 . PMID 28929201 .
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