Change in Cervical Length After Cerclage as a Predictor of Preterm Delivery
DIJKSTRA K, FUNAI E, O'NEILL L, REBARBER A, PAIDAS M, YOUNG B. Change in Cervical Length After Cerclage as a Predictor of Preterm Delivery. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 96: 346-350. DOI: 10.1097/00006250-200009000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical lengthProphylactic cerclagePregnancy outcomesWeeks' gestationSerial cervical length measurementsMean cervical lengthMethods Eighty womenTransvaginal ultrasonographic evaluationCervical length measurementEarly third trimesterTransvaginal ultrasound examinationCerclage groupPreterm deliveryPreterm birthSerial followTerm deliveryPrimary physicianThird trimesterUltrasonographic evaluationUltrasound examinationCerclageMost womenPatientsGestationSignificant association