title: [Cervix insufficiency].
abstract: Between 1965 and 1975, Shirodkar operations were performed on 144 patients (mean age 28,6 years). The most frequent diagnosis was incompetence of the internal cervical os, which accounted for 90% of the operations, the remaining 10% being prophylactic. Sutures were performed between the 14th and 16th week of gestation and 72,5% of these patients had normal births (mean gestation time 39 weeks). Without Shirodkar operation, out of 291 pregnancies studied, 26% resulted in normal birth; whilst with Shirodkar, 82% of 137 pregnancies were successfully delivered at term.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001724:Birth Weight; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008722:Methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D013536:Suture Techniques; D002581:Uterine Cervical Incompetence / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Die Zervix-Insuffizienz