Ultrasound cervical length measurement for prediction of delivery before 32 weeks in women with emergency cerclage for cervical insufficiency

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-248

  Fuchs, Florent ^a,b,c   Bouyer, Jean ^b,c,d   Fernandez, Hervé ^a,b,c   Gervaise, Amélie ^a   Frydman, René ^c,e,f   Senat, Marie Victoire ^a,b,c  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Bulging membranes; Midtrimester cervical dilation; Preterm birth; Threatened second trimester loss; Ultrasound measurement

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE;

EID: 77955715379     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.04.022     Document Type: Article

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