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Vaginal enterocele

MedGen UID:
64443
•Concept ID:
C0205792
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Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Enterocele
SNOMED CT: Vaginal enterocele (398061002); Enterocele (398061002); Posterior vaginal hernia (398061002); Pouch of Douglas hernia (398061002); Hernia into pouch of Douglas (398061002)

Definition

An intestinal HERNIA. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pelvic floor dysfunction management practice patterns: a survey of members of the International Urogynecological Association.
Davila GW, Ghoniem GM, Kapoor DS, Contreras-Ortiz O
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 2002;13(5):319-25. doi: 10.1007/s001920200069. PMID: 12355293
Site-specific fascial defects in the diagnosis and surgical management of enterocele.
Miklos JR, Kohli N, Lucente V, Saye WB
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1998 Dec;179(6 Pt 1):1418-22; discussion 1822-3. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70004-3. PMID: 9855575

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Vaginal correction of pelvic organ relaxation using local anesthesia.
Miklos JR, Sze EH, Karram MM
Obstet Gynecol 1995 Dec;86(6):922-4. doi: 10.1016/0029-7844(95)00331-k. PMID: 7501340
Posterior vaginal enterocele (hernia of the cul-de-sac of Douglas) a study based on 91 private patients.
PHANEUF LE
Obstet Gynecol 1953 Mar;1(3):257-62. PMID: 13046726

Diagnosis

Site-specific fascial defects in the diagnosis and surgical management of enterocele.
Miklos JR, Kohli N, Lucente V, Saye WB
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1998 Dec;179(6 Pt 1):1418-22; discussion 1822-3. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70004-3. PMID: 9855575

Therapy

Symptomatic vaginal enterocele associated with malfunctioning ventriculoperitoneal shunt and cerebrospinal ascites.
Karp DR, Rizvi TZ, Davila GW
Int Urogynecol J 2011 Sep;22(9):1189-91. Epub 2011 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s00192-011-1420-5. PMID: 21487828

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