ArticleBMJ case reports2020
Open removal of a migrated Gellhorn pessary and repair of a vesicovaginal fistula.
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- Fistulae Secondary to Vaginal Pessary Use for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Systematic Review.International urogynecology journal · 2025Pooled it
- Complications of Pessaries Amenable to Surgical Correction: Two Case Reports and a Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
This is a case of a 91-year-old woman presenting with urinary incontinence following insertion of a Gellhorn pessary 10 months previously. She had unfortunately missed her 6 months appointment for a change of pessary as she was admitted to hospital. Our patient was found to have had erosion of her Gellhorn shelf pessary into her urinary bladder. She underwent an open removal of the migrated Gellhorn pessary in the bladder and repair of the vesicovaginal fistula with omental interposition. She recovered well and has elected to keep her suprapubic catheter long-term.
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