title: Da Vinci-assisted abdominal cerclage.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the first placement of an abdominal cervicoisthmic cerclage using the da Vinci robot.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary-care hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 39-year-old female with a history of cervical insufficiency who required a cerclage and was not a candidate for transvaginal cerclage placement.
  
  
  METHODS
  Abdominal cervicoisthmic cerclage placement using the da Vinci robot.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ability to safely and successfully place an abdominal cerclage using the da Vinci robot.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Abdominal cerclage was successfully placed using the da Vinci robot. The patient had minimal blood loss and was discharged to home on the same day as surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Da Vinci robot-assisted abdominal cerclage placement is an innovative application of robotic surgery and may alter the standard of care for women who require this surgery.
authors.affiliation: Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, Pennsylvania, USA. lbarmat@comcast.net
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barmat
authors.forename: Gretchen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Glaser
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Craparo
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D023802:Cerclage, Cervical / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002581:Uterine Cervical Incompetence / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery