Vaginal cuff surgery post-op infection

A vaginal cuff surgery post-op infection is a surgical site infection affecting the apex of the vagina and adjacent pelvic soft tissues following surgical closure, most commonly after a total hysterectomy This complication predominantly impacts women and individuals undergoing gynecologic surgery involving surgical transection and closure of the upper vagina Pathophysiologically, it arises when endogenous polymicrobial flora from the lower genital tract inoculates the operative incision, ranging...

A vaginal cuff surgery post-op infection is a surgical site infection affecting the apex of the vagina and adjacent pelvic soft tissues following surgical closure, most commonly after a total hysterectomy

A vaginal cuff surgery post-op infection is a surgical site infection affecting the apex of the vagina and adjacent pelvic soft tissues following surgical closure, most commonly after a total hysterectomy Defining clinical features include worsening lower abdominal or pelvic pain, fever, localized erythema and induration at the vaginal margin, and foul-smelling or purulent vaginal discharge

This complication predominantly impacts women and individuals undergoing gynecologic surgery involving surgical transection and closure of the upper vagina Pathophysiologically, it arises when endogenous polymicrobial flora from the lower genital tract inoculates the operative incision, ranging from superficial cuff cellulitis to deeper pelvic abscess formation or cuff dehiscence

Pathophysiologically, it arises when endogenous polymicrobial flora from the lower genital tract inoculates the operative incision, ranging from superficial cuff cellulitis to deeper pelvic abscess formation or cuff dehiscence

Defining clinical features include worsening lower abdominal or pelvic pain, fever, localized erythema and induration at the vaginal margin, and foul-smelling or purulent vaginal discharge