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YEAR: 1991

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Actinomycotic vesico-uterine fistula from a wishbone pessary contraceptive

device.

AUTHORS

Buckley P; McInerney PD; Stephenson TP

SOURCE

BRITISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY. 1991 Aug;68(2):206-7.

ABSTRACT

Presented is the case of a 77-year-old British women with sudden onset of vaginal bleeding and a 3-year history of

urinary incontinence. A wishbone-type pessary, inserted in 1945 and never removed, was found to be the source of

these symptoms. Cystoscopy revealed a large fistula at the bladder base, and bacterial culture of the pyometra grew

bacteroides and actinomyces. The symptoms abated after closure of the fistula and antibiotic treatment. This is the

first report of a vesico-uterine fistula due to a wishbone pessary. In the other similar case reported in the literature, a

vesico-uterine fistula was related to a Maslin Spring IUD that had been inserted 14 years prior to presentation. The

IUD is an ideal predisposing factor for the development of pelvic actinomycosis. (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT3T 2086-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Actinomycotic vesico-uterine fistula from a wishbone

pessary contraceptive device.", is(are) Buckley P; McInerney PD; Stephenson TP. The source of this article is

"BRITISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY. 1991 Aug;68(2):206-7.". This article was published in 1991 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 2086-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 12086

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