Case Reports

Neglected Pessary in Patient With Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Case Report

Abstract

Objective: To report the neglected pessary in a patient with pelvic organ prolapse. Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is one of the most important medical challenges in women especially elderly. One of the conservative treatments of symptomatic POP is pessary placement.
Case report: A 84-year-old woman, para 10 was referred to female pelvic floor clinic of an academic hospital for vaginal bleeding and neglected vaginal pessary. Vaginal examination in the pelvic floor clinic revealed an entrapped ring pessary in severely atrophic vaginal mucosa with purulent discharge.
Conclusion: Although pessary is the first choice and one of the best conservative treatment for pelvic organ prolapse, it shouldn’t be used for poor cooperative patient who cannot comply with regular follow-up visits which may cause harmful complications.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.18502/jfrh.v13i3.2132
Keywords
Pessary Pelvic Organ Prolapse Conservative Treatment
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Ghanbari Z, Pesikhani M, Eftekhar T, pourali leila, Vatanchi A, Darvish S, Ayati E. Neglected Pessary in Patient With Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Case Report. J Family Reprod Health. 2019;13(3):173-175.