Mechanical dilation to remove incarcerated laminaria during a second trimester abortion

Farsam Fraz; Melody Y. Hou

doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2020.10.016

Mechanical dilation to remove incarcerated laminaria during a second trimester abortion

Farsam Fraz, Melody Y. Hou

Obstetrics and Gynecology

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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)
Journal	Contraception
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2020.10.016
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

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