A rare case report - Urosepsis as a result of a neglected and forgotten pessary for 10 years
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. The prolonged presence of the pessary in the patient's body led to a compl...
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| description | 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. The prolonged presence of the pessary in the patient's body led to a complication called urosepsis. The presence of the pessary inside the patient's vagina for an extended period was not detected by the doctor who performed the gynecological checks, nor by the patient who had forgotten about it. The pessary remained inside her for 10 years until it was discovered accidently during a hysterectomy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e328e4cd9d7847a3be74a1e2c42840372023-05-20T04:29:58ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202023-05-0148102394A rare case report - Urosepsis as a result of a neglected and forgotten pessary for 10 yearsHalit Maloku0Roena Maloku1University of Prishtina, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Prishtina, Kosovo, 10000, Albania; University of Prishtina, Faculty of Medicine, Prishtina, Kosovo, 10000, AlbaniaUniversity of Prishtina, Faculty of Medicine, Prishtina, Kosovo, 10000, Albania; Corresponding author.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. The prolonged presence of the pessary in the patient's body led to a complication called urosepsis. The presence of the pessary inside the patient's vagina for an extended period was not detected by the doctor who performed the gynecological checks, nor by the patient who had forgotten about it. The pessary remained inside her for 10 years until it was discovered accidently during a hysterectomy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442023000803PessaryUterusIncontinenceUrosepsis |
| spellingShingle | Halit Maloku Roena Maloku A rare case report - Urosepsis as a result of a neglected and forgotten pessary for 10 years Urology Case Reports Pessary Uterus Incontinence Urosepsis |
| title | A rare case report - Urosepsis as a result of a neglected and forgotten pessary for 10 years |
| title_full | A rare case report - Urosepsis as a result of a neglected and forgotten pessary for 10 years |
| title_fullStr | A rare case report - Urosepsis as a result of a neglected and forgotten pessary for 10 years |
| title_full_unstemmed | A rare case report - Urosepsis as a result of a neglected and forgotten pessary for 10 years |
| title_short | A rare case report - Urosepsis as a result of a neglected and forgotten pessary for 10 years |
| title_sort | rare case report urosepsis as a result of a neglected and forgotten pessary for 10 years |
| topic | Pessary Uterus Incontinence Urosepsis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442023000803 |
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