Noninvasive cerclage for the management of cervical incompetence: A prospective study

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 273, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 283-287

  Acharya, Ganesh ^a   Eschler, Bettina ^a   Grønberg, Martin ^a   Hentemann, Martha ^a   Ottersen, Tom ^a   Maltau, Jan Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cerclage; Cervical incompetence; Pessary; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERCLAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LABOR INDUCTION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA PESSARY;

ADULT; CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PAIN; PESSARIES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 32344435422     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-005-0082-2     Document Type: Article

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