Significance of cervical gland area in predicting preterm birth for patients with threatened preterm delivery: Comparison with cervical length and fetal fibronectin

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Asakura, Hirobumi ^a   Fukami, Takehiko ^a   Kurashina, Ryuhei ^a   Tateyama, Naoko ^a   Doi, Daisuke ^a   Takeshita, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL MUSASHI KOSUGI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervical gland area; Cervical length; Fetal fibronectin; Preterm delivery; Preterm delivery, prediction; Threatened premature delivery; Vaginal sonogram

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VAGINA;

EID: 62849115726     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000209394     Document Type: Article

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