title: Negative sonographic findings followed by rapid cervical dilatation due to cervical incompetence.
abstract: A case of rapid cervical dilatation due to cervical incompetence within 20 minutes of a negative sonogram is presented. Patients with a history of cervical incompetence should not be followed by sonography to determine which ones require therapy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D002581:Uterine Cervical Incompetence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology