Abstract
Cervical preparation with laminaria reduces complications with 2nd trimester dilation and evacuation. During a surgical abortion at 22 weeks, we could not remove laminaria manually or with ring forceps due to laminaria “dumbbelling” [1]. Without pushing laminaria into the uterus, we mechanically dilated the cervix and removed the incarcerated laminaria.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Contraception |
DOIs | |
State | Accepted/In press - 2021 |
Keywords
- Cervical dilation
- Dilation and evacuation
- Laminaria
- Laminaria fragmentation
- Laminaria incarceration
- Osmotic dilator
- Second trimester abortion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Reproductive Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynecology