"Laminaria" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of BROWN ALGAE in the family Laminariaceae. Dried pencil-like pieces may be inserted in the cervix where they swell as they absorb moisture, serving as osmotic dilators.
| Descriptor ID |
D007795
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.750.600.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Laminaria Tents- Laminaria Tents
- Laminaria Tent
- Tent, Laminaria
- Tents, Laminaria
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Laminaria" by people in Profiles.
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Achenbach AE, Singh S, Jackson B, Caveglia SJ, Berghella V, Seligman NS. Cervical ripening with laminaria tents prior to second trimester induction of labor. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Dec; 35(25):5807-5812.
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Mercier RJ, Liberty A. Intrauterine lidocaine for pain control during laminaria insertion: a randomized controlled trial. Contraception. 2014 Dec; 90(6):594-600.
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Acharya PS, Gluckman SJ. Bacteremia following placement of intracervical laminaria tents. Clin Infect Dis. 1999 Sep; 29(3):695-7.
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Osathanondh R, Donnenfeld AE, Frigoletto FD, Driscoll SG, Ryan KJ. Induction of labor with anencephalic fetus. Obstet Gynecol. 1980 Nov; 56(5):655-7.