Vaginal cuff surgery post-op Clostridium infection

A vaginal cuff surgery post-op *Clostridium* infection is an operative-site soft-tissue or pelvic infection occurring at the closed upper vaginal vault following total hysterectomy or vaginal reconstruction, caused or complicated by spore-forming anaerobic *Clostridium* species Primarily affecting female patients recovering from gynecologic surgery, the condition arises when endogenous lower genital or gastrointestinal anaerobic flora inoculate devascularized tissue, hematomas, or suture lines a...

A vaginal cuff surgery post-op *Clostridium* infection is an operative-site soft-tissue or pelvic infection occurring at the closed upper vaginal vault following total hysterectomy or vaginal reconstruction, caused or complicated by spore-forming anaerobic *Clostridium* species

A vaginal cuff surgery post-op *Clostridium* infection is an operative-site soft-tissue or pelvic infection occurring at the closed upper vaginal vault following total hysterectomy or vaginal reconstruction, caused or complicated by spore-forming anaerobic *Clostridium* species Pathophysiologically, clostridial colonization can range from localized cuff cellulitis to aggressive necrotizing pelvic infections driven by potent bacterial exotoxins and gas production Defining clinical features includ...

Primarily affecting female patients recovering from gynecologic surgery, the condition arises when endogenous lower genital or gastrointestinal anaerobic flora inoculate devascularized tissue, hematomas, or suture lines at the vaginal apex

Primarily affecting female patients recovering from gynecologic surgery, the condition arises when endogenous lower genital or gastrointestinal anaerobic flora inoculate devascularized tissue, hematomas, or suture lines at the vaginal apex

Defining clinical features include localized cuff induration, severe lower abdominal or pelvic pain, fever, malodorous purulent or serosanguinous vaginal discharge, and potential systemic toxicity or soft-tissue crepitus