Metallic vaginal ring pessary: a rare entity.
Vaginal pessaries still have role in the management of uterovaginal prolapse especially in elderly women, unfit for surgery and as a temporary relief for women waiting for surgery. Forgotten vaginal pessaries may cause serious complications. We here by present a case wtih metallic vaginal ring pessary for 16 years without significant symptoms.
Uprety
D K
DK
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. duprety2@gmail.com
Regmi
M C
MC
Budhathoki
B
B
Tiwari
R R
RR
Subedi
S
S
Chhetri
S
S
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008670:Metals; D010570:Pessaries / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000628:therapy*
D008670:Metals