Abstract:Purpose: Our purpose was to evaluate the utility of ultrasound surveillance after cerclage placement and to propose a rationale for cervical sonography in this setting.
Methods: A retrospective case series was evaluated. Women undergoing cervical cerclage by a maternal–fetal medicine specialist regardless of indication and delivering between January 1999 and April 2001 were included. Transvaginal assessment of cervical length and the degree of cervical funneling after cerclage were compared to preoperative v… Show more
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