Transabdominal cervical cerclage.
Cervical cerclage is a procedure carried out to increase the fetal salvage rate in women with a history of previous miscarriages. This article discusses the merits of transabdominal cerclage as opposed to the more usual procedure of transvaginal cervical cerclage.
Topping
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Miscarriage Clinic, Liverpool Women's Hospital.
Farquharson
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D013536:Suture Techniques; D002581:Uterine Cervical Incompetence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*