Emergency cervical cerclage: Ramathibodi Hospital experience.
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ABSTRACT
This retrospective study is to evaluate the outcome of pregnancy after emergency cervical cerclage. Records of patients, who were treated with emergency cervical cerclage in Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, from 1982 to 1997, were reviewed. Maternal age, gravida, parity, past obstetric history, gestational age at cerclage, latency period, complication and outcome were noted. Only one of 7 patients who had this operation performed, aborted. The others continued pregnancy and all the babies were born alive. There was no serious maternal complication. This operation has a favorable outcome in selected cases.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Thailand
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Outcome
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Uterine Cervical Incompetence
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Cervix Uteri
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Retrospective Studies
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Treatment Outcome
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Adult
Type of study:
Observational study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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