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Prolapse of the Fallopian Tube Following Abdominal Hysterectomy

1975; Elsevier BV; Volume: 13; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/j.1879-3479.1975.tb00064.x

1879-3479

V Sumathy, Karan Baucom,

Gynecological conditions and treatments

Sumathy, V. and Baucom, K. (Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Missouri‐Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Miss., USA). Prolapse of the Fallopian tube following abdominal hysterectomy. Report of three cases . Int J Gynaecol Obstet 13 : 273–276, 1975. Three cases of prolapse of the Fallopian tube are presented. Probable predisposing factors for this clinical entity include post‐operative pelvic infection, failure to secure separate closure of the peritoneum and vaginal vault following abdominal hysterectomy. Unfortunately symptoms of tubal prolapse are very vague and misleading. Initial diagnosis is usually that of granulation tissue. A biopsy should be taken of any lesion within the vaginal vault which is sensitive to touch, bleeds easily and persists despite cauterization. Treatment of prolapsed tube is that of high ligation and excision. Cauterization of the prolapsed tube does not usually result in permanent cure. It is highly possible that there are more undiagnosed cases than one would imagine.