title: Metallic vaginal ring pessary: a rare entity.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. duprety2@gmail.com
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Uprety
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Regmi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Budhathoki
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Subedi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chhetri
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals