Vaginal Pessaries

Book Description:

With mesh surgery for prolapse sometimes proving problematic, there has been a resurgence of professional medical interest in more traditional methods for the management of prolapse and of stress urinary incontinence. This concise guide to the practical aspects of pessary use will be of interest to all gynecologists involved in the clinical management of the patient with these problems.

Contents: Historical review * Pessaries for pelvic organ prolapse * Incontinence pessaries * Pessary fitting * Pessary care * Outcomes of pessary use * Current clinical studies on vaginal pessaries

Cover image of vaginal pessaries © 2019 Rick Hicaro, Jr., Chicago, IL 60647, USA

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the editors
List of contributors

1 Historical review
Jaime B Long and Sonia Bhandari

2 Pessaries for pelvic organ prolapse
Michael D Moen and Anne F Wright

3 Incontinence pessaries
Sarah S Boyd

4 Pessary fitting trial
Hayley Barnes and Thythy Pham

5 Pessary care
Marko J Jachtorowycz

6 Outcomes of pessary use
Soo Kwon

7 Current clinical studies in vaginal pessaries
Kelly Jirschele

Index