Overview of cervical insufficiency: Diagnosis, etiologies, and risk factors

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 237-240

  Roman, Amanda ^a   Suhag, Anju ^b   Berghella, Vincenzo ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical insufficiency; Cervical length; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; DILATION AND EVACUATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE;

CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE;

EID: 84961601442     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: 15325520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000184     Document Type: Review

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