Robotic-assisted laparoscopic cerclage in a pregnant patient.
A robotic-assisted laparoscopic technique for transabdominal cerclage placement could offer improvements over the traditional laparoscopic approach. A gravid female with no vaginal portion of the cervix underwent a robotic-assisted laparoscopic cerclage at 12 weeks' gestation and ultimately delivered a healthy infant at term.
Fechner
Adam J
AJ
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07424, USA. fechnead@umdnj.edu
Alvarez
Manuel
M
Smith
Daniel H
DH
Al-Khan
Abdulla
A
D000328:Adult; D023802:Cerclage, Cervical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D011247:Pregnancy; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000517:prevention & control; D012371:Robotics; D002581:Uterine Cervical Incompetence / Q000601:surgery*