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Incarcerated Vaginal Pessary: A Rare Complication [PDF]

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2004
Objective: A patient with uterine prolapse (procidentia uteri) received a vaginal pessary, which became incarcerated in the vaginal wall. Case Report: A 70-year-old female patient had been treated for uterine prolapse by insertion of a ring-shaped ...
So-Jung Liang, Pui-Ki Chow, Szu-Yuan Chou, Chun-Sen Hsu   +3 more
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An estriol-eluting pessary to treat pelvic organ prolapse

Scientific Reports, 2022
Pelvic organ prolapse affects up to 50% of parous women. Commonly used treatment options have unwelcome attributes; pessaries can cause erosion and estrogen creams need to be applied frequently, which is inconvenient and difficult to administer.
Jingjunjiao Long, Ghada Zidan, Ali Seyfoddin, Stephen Tong, Fiona C. Brownfoot, Prathima Chowdary   +5 more
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Ambulatory Pessary Trial Unmasks Occult Stress Urinary Incontinence

Obstetrics and Gynecology International, 2012
Objective. We evaluated the use of a one-week ambulatory pessary trial in predicting patients' postoperative outcomes for occult stress incontinence. Methods.
Bilal Chughtai, Sara Spettel, Jonathan Kurman, Elise De   +3 more
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Arabin-pessary or McDonald Cerclage in Cervical Shortening? [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2023
Objective The aim of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of Arabin pessary and McDonald cervical cerclage on preterm delivery. Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of data from patients who underwent either Arabin pessary or ...
Aytaj Jafarzade, Sveta Aghayeva, Tamer Mungan, Aydan Biri, Osman Ufuk Ekiz   +4 more
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of vaginal pessary self-management compared to clinic-based care for pelvic organ prolapse: protocol for the TOPSY randomised controlled trial [PDF]

Trials, 2020
Background Pelvic organ prolapse (or prolapse) is a common condition in women where the pelvic organs (bladder, bowel or womb) descend into the vagina and cause distressing symptoms that adversely affect quality of life.
Suzanne Hagen, Rohna Kearney, Kirsteen Goodman, Lynn Melone, Andrew Elders, Sarkis Manoukian, Wael Agur, Catherine Best, Suzanne Breeman, Melanie Dembinsky, Lucy Dwyer, Mark Forrest, Margaret Graham, Karen Guerrero, Christine Hemming, Aethele Khunda, Helen Mason, Doreen McClurg, John Norrie, Anastasia Karachalia-Sandri, Ranee Thakar, Carol Bugge   +21 more
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Clinical effectiveness of vaginal pessary self-management vs clinic-based care for pelvic organ prolapse (TOPSY): a randomised controlled superiority trialResearch in context [PDF]

EClinicalMedicine, 2023
Summary: Background: Prolapse affects 30–40% of women. Those using a pessary for prolapse usually receive care as an outpatient. This trial determined effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of pessary self-management (SM) vs clinic-based care (CBC) in ...
Suzanne Hagen, Rohna Kearney, Kirsteen Goodman, Catherine Best, Andrew Elders, Lynn Melone, Lucy Dwyer, Melanie Dembinsky, Margaret Graham, Wael Agur, Suzanne Breeman, Jane Culverhouse, Angela Forrest, Mark Forrest, Karen Guerrero, Christine Hemming, Aethele Khunda, Sarkis Manoukian, Helen Mason, Doreen McClurg, John Norrie, Ranee Thakar, Carol Bugge   +22 more
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Analysing the support mechanisms of the vaginal ring pessary on supine and upright MRI [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Vaginal pessaries have been used for millennia to alleviate symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Despite their long-standing use, the success rate of pessary treatment is approximately 60%, and the underlying mechanisms of support are not well ...
Frieda van den Noort, I. de Alba Alvarez, A. van der Steen, A. D. Smelt, F. F. J. Simonis, A. T. M. Grob   +5 more
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Successful Pessary Use During Pregnancy: Report of Three Cases

Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 2013
The success in use of pessary during pregnancy for preterm birth risk and prolapse of uteri is promising. There are limited data about the use of pessary during pregnancy in the literature.
Sezen Bozkurt Köseoğlu, Aytekin Tokmak, Metin Kaba   +2 more
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What is known from the existing literature about self-management of pessaries for pelvic organ prolapse? A scoping review

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives Pelvic organ prolapse can be managed with a pessary. However, regular follow-up may deter women due to the inconvenience of frequent appointments, as well as preventing autonomous decision making.
Dawn Dowding, Lucy Dwyer, R Kearney
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A rare case report - Urosepsis as a result of a neglected and forgotten pessary for 10 years

Urology Case Reports, 2023
A pessary is a silicone ring placed on the vagina that can improve urinary incontinence. This study reports an 83-year-old patient with a pessary discovered inside her vagina after a prior urinary incontinence treatment.
Halit Maloku, Roena Maloku
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