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Case 87 - A 60-Year-Old G2P2 Woman with Nausea and Abdominal Distension Following Abdominal Hysterectomy and Lysis of Bowel Adhesions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2021

Todd R. Jenkins
Affiliation:
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Lisa Keder
Affiliation:
Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus
Abimola Famuyide
Affiliation:
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Kimberly S. Gecsi
Affiliation:
Medical College of Wisconsin
David Chelmow
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
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Summary

A 64-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 2, underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy due to symptomatic uterine fibroids. Intraoperative findings were notable for significant adhesive disease involving loops of small bowel to the anterior abdominal wall from a prior ventral hernia repair with mesh. Adhesiolysis took 1 hour. Postoperative days 1 and 2 were uneventful except for minimal oral intake with progressive abdominal distension. On the morning of postoperative day 3, she complained of nausea and abdominal distension. She reported worsening dyspepsia, minimal appetite, and no flatus or bowel movement since surgery. Her pain remained well controlled on oral pain medication. She was ambulating without difficulty.

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Surgical Gynecology
A Case-Based Approach
, pp. 266 - 268
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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