History of pelvic prolapsus

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Published May 2, 2013
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Vol. 91 No. 4 (2013): Issue Apr 2013

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W. Sdiri
Z mohamed
I Ziouziou
H. Romdhane
M Zizi
D. Mbarek
H Bennani
T Karmouni
H. Ben Abdallah
T Karmouni
T Karmouni
S. Longo
K.El Khader
K.El Khader
K.El Khader
A Koutani
K.El Khader
A Koutani
A Koutani
M. N. Abdelli
A.Iben Attya Andaloussi
A.Iben Attya Andaloussi
A.Iben Attya Andaloussi
M. R. Boujnah
B Hassan
K Tarik
k khalid
K Abdellatif
K.El Khader

Abstract

 The history of pelvic prolapse back to the era of the pharaohs, about 1500 years before Christ. Hippocrates practiced succussion. Grenades, pieces of soaked linen were used as pessaries.Over the centuries, the eolution in understanding of this female pathology led to different treatment modalities, some of which we can currently seem strange.

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Medicine history ; pelvic organ prolapse ; pessaries., ,

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