Management of painless mid-trimester cervical dilatation: Prophylactic vs emergency placement of cervical cerclage

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-27

  Ventolini, G ^a   Neiger, R ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerclage; Cervical dilatation; Cervical incompetence; Pre term labour; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE;

CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE;

EID: 38949135729     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610701814229     Document Type: Review

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