"Pessaries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Devices worn in the vagina to provide support to displaced uterus or rectum. Pessaries are used in conditions such as UTERINE PROLAPSE; CYSTOCELE; or RECTOCELE.
| Descriptor ID |
D010570
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.499
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pessaries" by people in Profiles.
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The Arabin cervical pessary for the prevention of preterm birth in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome treated by fetoscopic laser coagulation: a multicenter randomized controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 08; 231(2):252.e1-252.e11.
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Implications of training for pessary placement and accuracy of cervical length measurements after pessary placement: A prospective, double-blind, randomized clinical trial. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2022 Dec; 279:12-18.
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Cervical pessary and cerclage placement for preterm birth prevention and cervicovaginal microbiome changes. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2022 12; 101(12):1403-1413.
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"I just wear it and I become normal": a qualitative study of Tanzanian women's experiences with long-term vaginal pessary use for stress urinary incontinence. BMJ Open. 2021 01 20; 11(1):e040009.
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Prediction of preterm birth and adverse perinatal outcomes after cervical pessary placement in singleton pregnancies with short cervical length. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 Oct; 34(19):3147-3153.
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Cervical modifications after pessary placement in singleton pregnancies with maternal short cervical length: 2D and 3D ultrasound evaluation. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2019 11; 98(11):1442-1449.
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Management of stress urinary incontinence using vaginal incontinence pessaries in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Int Urogynecol J. 2020 06; 31(6):1091-1097.
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Cervical pessary for preventing preterm birth in twin pregnancies with maternal short cervix after an episode of threatened preterm labor: randomised controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 07; 221(1):55.e1-55.e14.
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Vaginal pessaries in the management of symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse in rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: a pre-post interventional study. Int Urogynecol J. 2019 08; 30(8):1313-1321.
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Cervical pessary to reduce preterm birth <34 weeks of gestation after an episode of preterm labor and a short cervix: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 07; 219(1):99.e1-99.e16.