title: A modified Shirodkar surgical closure of the incompetent cervix during pregnancy.
abstract: A modified technique of Shirodkar cervical cerclage is described; 28 patients had 33 pregnancies with such a suture inserted after 12 weeks' gestation. An overall fetal survival of 93.9% showed a significant improvement (p less than 0.001) over that obtained in the previous pregnancies without cervical stitch. The operation is safe for both mother and fetus.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sivanesaratnam
authors.forename: S Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Zainal
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Rachagan
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005328:Fetal Viability; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002581:Uterine Cervical Incompetence / Q000601:surgery*