Amnioreduction in emergency cerclage with prolapsed membranes: Comparison of two methods for reducing the membranes

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 73-78

  Locatelli, Anna ^a   Vergani, Patrizia ^a   Bellini, Primula ^a   Strobelt, Nicola ^a   Arreghini, Alessandra ^a   Ghidini, Alessandro ^a,b  

^a Ist di Sci Biomediche San Gerardo ^*  (Italy)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amnioreduction; Cerclage; Prematurity; Preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; CERCLAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032957125     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-993839     Document Type: Article

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