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Erosion of a Gellhorn pessary into the bladder: a report of transvaginal removal and repair of vesicovaginal fistula

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  1. Department of Medical and Surgical Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA

    Gregory K. Lewis, Mateo G. Leon & Anita H. Chen

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Lewis, G.K., Leon, M.G. & Chen, A.H. Erosion of a Gellhorn pessary into the bladder: a report of transvaginal removal and repair of vesicovaginal fistula. Int Urogynecol J 34, 309–311 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-022-05352-w

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