Cervicoisthmic cerclage: transabdominal vs transvaginal approach

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105.e1-105.e4

  Witt, Marili U ^a   Joy, Saju D ^c   Clark, Jennifer ^b   Herring, Amy ^b   Bowes, Watson A ^a   Thorp, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cervicoisthmic cerclage; transabdominal; transvaginal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSABDOMINAL CERVICOISTHMIC CERCLAGE; TRANSVAGINAL CERVICOISTHMIC CERCLAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE;

EID: 67649344504     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.03.020     Document Type: Article

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