Forgotten vaginal pessary eroding into rectum

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.

Vaginal vibrator lodged in rectum.

Vaginal delivery: a forgotten art!

Evaluation of vaginal pessary management: a UK-based survey.

The use of intravaginal pessaries has been proven integral in the conservative treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and urinary incontinence (UI). Although there is no shortage of studies supporting the efficacy of intravaginal devices for conservative management of POP and UI and a large variety of pessaries are widely used in the UK, data on the clinical practice and recommended changing ...

Retention of a vaginal ring pessary in a postmenopausal patient.

The Hib vaccine has undergone several developments over the years. Initially an Hib polysaccharide (PRP) vacccine was developed. However, the immunological response to this vaccine was age dependent (as with other polysaccharide vaccines) with a poor response among those aged less than 2 years. Further development was undertaken; the Hib polysaccharide was conjugated to a carrier protein and th...