A modified Shirodkar surgical closure of the incompetent cervix during pregnancy.
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.
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Rachagan
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D005260:Female; D005328:Fetal Viability; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002581:Uterine Cervical Incompetence / Q000601:surgery*