Enterocele

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Enterocele
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 K46 N81.5
ICD-9 553.9

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.[3]

An enterocele may also obstruct the rectum, leading to symptoms of obstructed defecation.[4]

References

  1. Merck Manuals > Cystoceles, Urethroceles, Enteroceles, and Rectoceles Last full review/revision December 2008 by S. Gene McNeeley
  2. Vaginal Repair of Enterocele By Clifford R. Wheeless, Jr., M.D. and Marcella L. Roenneburg, M.D. Retrieved Dec 2010
  3. Laparoscopic Enterocele Repair By John Miklos and Robert Moore. Retrieved Dec 2010
  4. Wexner, edited by Andrew P. Zbar, Steven D. (2010). Coloproctology. New York: Springer. ISBN 978-1-84882-755-4. 


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