The risk of impending preterm delivery in asymptomatic patients with a nonmeasurable cervical length in the second trimester

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 203, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 446.e1-446.e9

  Vaisbuch, Edi ^a,b   Romero, Roberto ^a,c   Mazaki Tovi, Shali ^a,b   Erez, Offer ^a,b   Kusanovic, Juan Pedro ^a,b   Mittal, Pooja ^a,b   Gotsch, Francesca ^a   Ward, Clara ^b   Romero, Vivian ^b   Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn ^a,b   Pacora, Percy ^a   Yeo, Lami ^a,b   Hassan, Sonia S ^a,b  

^a HUTZEL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HUTZEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

inflammation; interleukin 6 (IL 6); intraamniotic infection; pregnancy; preterm delivery; preterm labor; short cervix; sludge; sonography; transvaginal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

EID: 78149276718     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.05.040     Document Type: Article

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