title: Successful delivery after vaginal occlusion in addition to cerclage in a trachelectomy patient with recurrent second trimester pregnancy loss: a case report.
abstract: Pregnancy outcome after trachelectomy has high risk of complications such as second trimester pregnancy loss and preterm birth. We report beneficial effect of a simple procedure of vaginal occlusion in addition to cerclage in a patient with trachelectomy and two prior second trimester pregnancy losses.
authors.affiliation: Center of Clinical Research, Vendsyssel Hospital, Aalborg University Aalborg, Denmark.
authors.forename: Kirstine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sneider
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University Aalborg, Denmark.
authors.forename: Mette Østergaard
authors.initials: MØ
authors.lastname: Poulsen
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ottosen
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Langhoff-Roos
keywords: Abdominal cerclage; cervical amputation; second trimester pregnancy loss; trachelectomy; transvaginal cervical cerclage; vaginal closure; vaginal occlusion