title: [Assessment by sonography and palpation of the cervical closure system].
abstract: Sonography or palpation alone are inadequate procedures in evaluating cervical function. Only by combining both methods cervical incompetence can be detected at an early stage, adequate therapy instituted and unnecessary cerclage operations prevented. The value of sonography lies in the possibility of studying the functional changes of the cervix in premature labour.
authors.affiliation: Frauenabteilung LKH-Leoben.
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Klug
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Staudach
mesh_terms: D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000517:prevention & control; D010173:Palpation; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D014463:Ultrasonography; D002581:Uterine Cervical Incompetence / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Die sonographische und palpatorische Beurteilung des zervikalen Verschluss-apparates.