enterocele
Sign in to saveAlso known as pelvic enterocele (& vaginal), vaginal enterocele, vaginal enterocele (disorder), vaginal enterocele NOS (disorder), vaginal enterocele, congenital or acquired
An enterocele is a herniation of a peritoneum-lined sac containing small intestine through the pelvic floor, between the rectum and the vagina (in females). Enterocele is significantly more common in females, especially after hysterectomy.
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It sits within the topics Noninflammatory disorders of female genital tract and Women's health.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Subclass of
- pelvic organ prolapse
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- health specialty
- urology
- exact match
- purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0100790
- ICD-9-CM
- 618.6
- Commons category
- Enterocele
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An enterocele is a herniation of a peritoneum-lined sac containing small intestine through the pelvic floor, between the rectum and the vagina (in females). Enterocele is significantly more common in females, especially after hysterectomy.
It has been suggested that the terms enterocele and sigmoidocele are inaccurate, since hernias are usually named according to location and not according to contents. However, the terms are in widespread use. As such, enterocele, peritoneocele, sigmoidocele, and omentocele could be considered as types of cul-de-sac hernia.
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