Vaginal Pessaries
Coordonnateurs : Tam Teresa, Davies Matthew
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
Teresa Tam, MD, FACOG, FACS, is a gynecologist in private practice at All for Women Healthcare, SC in Chicago and Skokie, Illinois; she is also the Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery at Amita Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston and Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Since 2014, she has been invited annually to be a clinical seminar speaker on the topic of vaginal pessaries at the Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Matthew F. Davies, MD, FACOG, is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Penn State University as well as Chief of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at Penn State Health – Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania. His other roles are as Vice-Chair of Clinical Quality and Patient Safety and Assistant Residency Program Director. Formerly the Assistant Fellowship Director in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Dr. Davies’ second fellow was Dr. Teresa Tam; together they developed a video on pessary insertion techniques when she was in the fellowship.
Date de parution : 11-2019
15.2x22.9 cm
Date de parution : 12-2019
15.2x22.9 cm
Thèmes de Vaginal Pessaries :
Mots-clés :
Pop; vaginal prolapse; Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory; stress urinary incontinence; Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair; vaginal hysterectomy; Spontaneous Early Preterm Delivery; clinical management; Body Image Scan; vaginal pessaries; Cervical Pessary; pelvic organ prolapse; Mid-urethral Sling; Endometrial Cancer Survivors; Provider's Clinical Judgment; Pessary Insertion; Pessary Group; Threatened Preterm Labor; Short Cervical Length; POPQ System; Defecatory Dysfunction; Genital Prolapse; Lower Genital Tract; Pelvic Floor Disorders