title: Successful cerclage in two patients with advanced cervical dilatation in the second trimester.
abstract: Emergency cerclage in the second trimester is a recognized treatment for a dilatated cervix. Cervical cerclage is usually not attempted with advanced degrees of cervical dilatation because of the poor chances of survival. We had two rare cases of successful cerclage at advanced cervical dilatation in the second trimester and both delivered healthy babies at full term.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oita Medical University, Hasama-machi, Oita 879-5593, Japan. takai@oita-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takai
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: Ken'ichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Urata
authors.forename: Akitoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yuge
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Miyakawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D023802:Cerclage, Cervical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007747:Labor Stage, First / Q000502:physiology; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D002581:Uterine Cervical Incompetence / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*