Intravesical foreign body and vesicovaginal fistula: A rare complication of a neglected pessary

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 407-408

  Grody, M H T ^a,b   Nyirjesy, P ^a   Chatwani, A ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Pessary; Prolapse; Vesicovaginal fistula

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISEASE; BLADDER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INCISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA PESSARY;

EID: 0033458924     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001920050070     Document Type: Article

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