Short cervical length after history-indicated cerclage: Is a reinforcing cerclage beneficial?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 1204-1207

  Baxter, Jason K ^a   Airoldi, James ^a   Berghella, Vincenzo ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical length; History indicated cerclage; Reinforcing cerclage; Transvaginal ultrasound; Ultrasound indicated cerclage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE;

ADULT; CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 24644446403     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.06.076     Document Type: Conference Paper

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