title: Cervical pregnancy managed by placement of a Shirodkar cerclage before evacuation. A case report.
abstract: Cervical pregnancy can be managed by cervical cerclage placement before evacuation. Prophylactic cerclage placement in the first trimester of cervical pregnancy may obviate further intervention to control bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Childrens Hospital Medical Center of San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Wharton
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gore
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000628:therapy*; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*