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Epithelial cells of presumptive Fallopian tube origin were seen in vaginal smears from 1 of the 2 patients in whom posthysterectomy smears were examined. The symptoms most frequently seen were vaginal bleeding and pain in the lower part of the abdomen. Prolapsed Fallopian tubes in the vagina can...
Significant in her history was a vaginal hysterectomy 1 year previously, for persistently abnormal cervical smears. Subsequent colposcopy revealed granulation tissue at the vaginal vault that was cauterised using silver nitrate sticks, and this was 4 months before presentation. She was haemodynamically ...