"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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| 2017 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pessaries" by people in Profiles.
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Adapting to Challenging Circumstances: Pessary Care in a Racially Diverse Urban Population Within a U.S. Epicenter of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2022 02 01; 28(2):121-125.
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[Complications related to pessary use in the treatment of female pelvic organ prolapse]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2021 07 22; 165.
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Pessaries and rectovaginal fistulae: consequences of delayed clinical follow-up in the Covid-19 pandemic. Int Urogynecol J. 2021 09; 32(9):2353-2356.
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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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Should phenotype of previous preterm birth influence management of women with short cervix in subsequent pregnancy? Comparison of vaginal progesterone and Arabin pessary. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Apr; 53(4):529-534.
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Effects of exercise during pregnancy in women with short cervix: Secondary analysis from the Italian Pessary Trial in singletons. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2018 Oct; 229:132-136.
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Cervical Pessary and Spontaneous Preterm Birth-Reply. JAMA. 2018 05 01; 319(17):1821-1822.
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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.
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Prevention of preterm birth with pessary in singletons (PoPPS): randomized controlled trial. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2018 May; 51(5):573-579.
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Effect of Cervical Pessary on Spontaneous Preterm Birth in Women With Singleton Pregnancies and Short Cervical Length: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2017 12 19; 318(23):2317-2324.