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Figure 1: Vaginal pessary with support, oval (right), ring (left)
Figure 2a: Sagittal view, Perineal USS: at rest & Valsalva – rectocele and intussusception
Figure 2b: Sagittal view, Perineal USS: reduction of rectocele, intussusception with vaginal pessary