title: Intracervical fibrin instillation as an adjuvant to treatment for second trimester rupture of membranes.
abstract: We describe a pregnancy complicated by premature rupture of the membranes at 24 weeks. Delivery with successful outcome was postponed till 31 weeks by cerclage, ritodrine and intracervical instillation of fibrin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kanazawa University, School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchide
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamasaki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akasofu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000628:therapy*; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012312:Ritodrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013536:Suture Techniques; D002581:Uterine Cervical Incompetence / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D012312:Ritodrine