{"title":"A Novel Approach to Cervical Dilation for Second Trimester Dilation and Evacuation in a Myomatous Uterus.","authors":"S J Gross, L Kus, A Jacobs, A Goldman","doi":"10.1016/j.contraception.2025.111008","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cervical preparation prior to dilation and evacuation can be challenging in the presence of uterine or cervical fibroids. In cases of distorted cervical anatomy, a transcervical foley balloon with stylet can be considered to achieve cervical dilation.</p>","PeriodicalId":93955,"journal":{"name":"Contraception","volume":" ","pages":"111008"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Contraception","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2025.111008","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Cervical preparation prior to dilation and evacuation can be challenging in the presence of uterine or cervical fibroids. In cases of distorted cervical anatomy, a transcervical foley balloon with stylet can be considered to achieve cervical dilation.