title: Robotic-assisted laparoscopic cerclage in a pregnant patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07424, USA. fechnead@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Adam J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Fechner
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: Daniel H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Abdulla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Khan
mesh_terms: 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*