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...
Main Authors: | Halit Maloku, Roena Maloku |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-05-01
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Series: | Urology Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442023000803 |
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