Vaginal cuff surgery post-op Bacteroides infection

A vaginal cuff surgery post-op *Bacteroides* infection refers to a localized pelvic surgical site infection, commonly presenting as vaginal cuff cellulitis or cuff-adjacent abscess, that develops following surgical closure of the vaginal apex after procedures such as a total hysterectomy

A vaginal cuff surgery post-op *Bacteroides* infection refers to a localized pelvic surgical site infection, commonly presenting as vaginal cuff cellulitis or cuff-adjacent abscess, that develops following surgical closure of the vaginal apex after procedures such as a total hysterectomy Pathophysiologically driven by tissue ischemia, hematoma formation, and anaerobic necrosis, patients typically present postoperatively with pelvic pain, lower abdominal tenderness, fever, localized cuff indurati...

This complication occurs when endogenous anaerobic flora of the female genital or lower gastrointestinal tract, specifically Gram-negative *Bacteroides* species, contaminate and proliferate in the newly created retroperitoneal or upper vaginal dead space

This complication occurs when endogenous anaerobic flora of the female genital or lower gastrointestinal tract, specifically Gram-negative *Bacteroides* species, contaminate and proliferate in the newly created retroperitoneal or upper vaginal dead space Pathophysiologically driven by tissue ischemia, hematoma formation, and anaerobic necrosis, patients typically present postoperatively with pelvic pain, lower abdominal tenderness, fever, localized cuff induration, and foul-smelling or purulent ...

This complication occurs when endogenous anaerobic flora of the female genital or lower gastrointestinal tract, specifically Gram-negative *Bacteroides* species, contaminate and proliferate in the newly created retroperitoneal or upper vaginal dead space

Pathophysiologically driven by tissue ischemia, hematoma formation, and anaerobic necrosis, patients typically present postoperatively with pelvic pain, lower abdominal tenderness, fever, localized cuff induration, and foul-smelling or purulent vaginal discharge