title: The Feasibility of a Modified Method of Laparoscopic Transabdominal Cervicoisthmic Cerclage During Pregnancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate a modified laparoscopic transabdominal cervicoisthmic cerclage (LTCC) technique after failure of transvaginal cerclage during pregnancy in women with cervical weakness.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty women in whom transvaginal cerclage was unsuccessful or who were anatomically unsuitable for the procedure underwent modified LTCC between January 2003 and December 2008 at Keimyung University, Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, South Korea. The modified LTCC was performed using a polyfilament polyester double-armed needle that was sutured laterally to the uterine vessels at the level of the internal cervical os. Survival of the fetus was used to calculate the successful pregnancy rate of this modified LTCC. The relationship between successful pregnancy rate and clinical variables was evaluated using a chi-squared test and a Mann-Whitney U test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean gestational age was 12.1 weeks (range, 11-15 weeks). The operation time was 52 minutes (range, 25-100 minutes). The successful pregnancy rate was 90% (72/80 pregnancies), with a mean gestational age of 36.3±2.7 weeks. The mean newborn weight was 2690 g (range, 1860-3750 g). Eight pregnancies were lost in the first and second trimesters due to spontaneous abortion, premature rupture of the membrane, and termination due to anomaly; no other complications occurred. No statistical difference was found between the successful pregnancy rate and the measured clinical variables.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The modified LTCC is feasible and safer than traditional LTCC.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keimyung University , Daegu, South Korea .
authors.forename: So-Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keimyung University , Daegu, South Korea .
authors.forename: Hyewon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keimyung University , Daegu, South Korea .
authors.forename: Sang-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keimyung University , Daegu, South Korea .
authors.forename: Soon-Do
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Keimyung University , Daegu, South Korea .
authors.forename: Hee-Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Keimyung University , Daegu, South Korea .
authors.forename: Ae-Ra
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: 4 Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Keimyung University , Daegu, South Korea .
authors.forename: Ilseon
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Keimyung University , Daegu, South Korea .
authors.forename: Chi-Heum
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D023802:Cerclage, Cervical / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000209:etiology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D050498:Live Birth; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012086:Reoperation; D002581:Uterine Cervical Incompetence / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult