GC40.36
category
Complete uterine prolapse with posterior vaginal wall prolapse
Definition
A condition characterised by the displacement of the uterus from its normal position to at least one cm below the hymen, possibly up to complete eversion of the female genital tract, in association with herniation of the rectum into the vagina, due to a tear in the rectovaginal septum (which is normally a tough, fibrous, sheet-like divider between the rectum and vagina).
Also indexed as
Complete uterine prolapse with posterior vaginal wall prolapseComplete uterine prolapse with posterior vaginal wall prolapse, Stage IIIComplete uterine prolapse with posterior vaginal wall prolapse, Stage IVcomplete uterine prolapse with posterior vaginal wall prolapse, Stage 3complete uterine prolapse with posterior vaginal wall prolapse, Stage 4
Nearby in Uterovaginal prolapse
GC40.30Incomplete uterovaginal prolapseGC40.31Incomplete uterine prolapse with anterior vaginal wall prolapseGC40.32Incomplete uterine prolapse with posterior vaginal wall prolapseGC40.33Incomplete uterine prolapse with anterior and posterior vaginal wall prolapseGC40.34Complete uterovaginal prolapseGC40.35Complete uterine prolapse with anterior vaginal wall prolapseGC40.37Complete uterine prolapse with anterior and posterior vaginal wall prolapse4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified