eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Medical Case Reports 2374-216X 2024-05-28 12 6 85 86 10.12691/ajmcr-12-6-1 AJMCR20241261 article Jason Jones jasonjones@ufl.edu 1 Alicia Buck 1 Jeffrey Adams 1 Anthony Meyer 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Evisceration is a rare complication of abdominal surgery. This case report describes small bowel evisceration through a healed cystectomy surgical site after sneezing and coughing. Perspectives from the emergency responders, the patient, and his surgeons are discussed. When evisceration occurs, patients may be unsure of how to protect their exposed intestines. First medical responders may experience anxiety with initial management due to a distressing presentation and unfamiliarity with the condition. Surgeons must carefully protect the bowel, reduce it into the abdomen, inspect it for injury, prevent infection, and repair the dehisced wound https://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/12/6/1/ajmcr-12-6-1.pdf Bowel evisceration cystectomy complication emergency medical services sneezing coughing