An interesting case of post hysterectomy vaginal bleeding
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20222492Keywords:
Vaginal bleeding, Fallopian tube, Ovarian cyst, LaparoscopyAbstract
Post hysterectomy vaginal bleeding is a very rare problem, particularly in women in whom the cervix has been removed with a reported incidence of 0.2-2%. It is very distressing for the women who has had hysterectomy in particular for abnormal uterine bleeding as she expects the bleeding problem to have been completely resolved after the procedure.
We reported a case of a 34 year old women who underwent total abdominal hysterectomy and a left sided salpingo-oopherectomy for uterine fibroids and an ovarian cyst who presented with persistent vaginal spotting for 1 year following the surgery. During surgery it was found that the fimbrial end of the right fallopian tube was adherent to the vaginal vault that apparently periodically bled through a small rent in the vault. She was also found to have a small cyst in the right ovary.
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