Enterocele

Enterocele
Other namesEnterocoele, posterior direct vaginal hernia, posterior peritoneal vaginal hernia, hernia of the cul-de-sac of Douglas.
SpecialtyGynecology, Colorectal surgery

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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