Metallic vaginal ring pessary: a rare entity.

@article{Uprety2008MetallicVR,
  title={Metallic vaginal ring pessary: a rare entity.},
  author={D K Uprety and M. C. Regmi and B Budhathoki and Raj Tiwari and Shanti Sunuwar Subedi and Sunit Chhetri},
  journal={Kathmandu University medical journal},
  year={2008},
  volume={6 24},
  pages={
          508-10
        }
}
Vaginal pessaries still have role in the management of uterovaginal prolapse especially in elderly women, unfit for surgery and as a temporary relief for women waiting for surgery. Forgotten vaginal pessaries may cause serious complications. We here by present a case wtih metallic vaginal ring pessary for 16 years without significant symptoms. 
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