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Review
. 2002 May 25;324(7348):1258-62.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1258.

Management of genital prolapse

Ranee Thakar  1 , Stuart Stanton
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Review

Management of genital prolapse

Ranee Thakar et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Types of pessaries
Figure 2
Figure 2
Sagittal section of the pelvis showing sacrohysteropexy mesh in place between the junction of the cervix and uterus and the anterior longitudinal ligament over the first sacral vertebra
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