Charts from 482 singleton pregnancies undergoing cerclage placement in patients over a 6-
year period were reviewed. Cervical dilatation at time of surgery, number of previous …

OBJECTIVE An emergency (rescue) cervical cerclage can be offered to pregnant women
presenting with dilatation and prolapsed membranes in the second trimester of pregnancy …

Objective The purpose of this guideline is to provide a framework that clinicians can use to
determine which women are at greatest risk of having cervical insufficiency and in which set …

Objective The purpose of this guideline is to provide a framework that clinicians can use to
determine which women are at greatest risk of having cervical insufficiency and in which set …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and clinical
significance of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity in patients presenting with cervical …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of emergency cerclage in cases with dilated cervix and
protruding fetal membranes in a group of women considered at low risk for preterm delivery …

Cervical incompetence is defined as the inability to support a full-term pregnancy because of
a functional or structural defect of the cervix. It is characterized clinically by acute, painless …

Objective To examine the possible benefit of cervical cerclage in women with a very short
cervix identified during routine sonographic assessment of cervical length at 23 weeks of …

The author critically examines the use of cervical cerclage, focusing on the disparity
between its accepted place in the medical armamentarium and its risks of postoperative …

The treatment of patients with cervical incompetence presenting with advanced cervical
changes in the second trimester remains a challenge to every obstetrician. Cerclage …