Outcome of patients undergoing transabdominal cerclage: A descriptive study

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 225-227

  Turnquest, Mureena A ^a,b   Britton, Kathy A ^a   Brown, Haywood L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WISHARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Incompetent cervix; Transabdominal cerclage; Transvaginal cerclage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE;

ABDOMEN; BIRTH WEIGHT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; OBSTETRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE; VAGINA;

EID: 0032817117     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767059909052051     Document Type: Article

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