We investigated pregnancy outcome following transabdominal cerclage (TAC) in women with cervical insufficiency (CI) and explored parameters for predicting pregnancy outcomes following TAC. In this retrospective cohort study, we included 161 women with TAC. We considered demographic, obstetric, and gynecologic histories, pre- and postoperative cervical length (CL), and CL at 20-24 weeks as param...

Abstract Background Cervical incompetence is a failure of the cervix to retain products conception throughout pregnancy, which results into cervical dilatation and preterm delivery. Many methods are conducted for early detection shortening, ripening eventually lessen incidence delivery, responsible about 75% neonatal comorbidities. Ultrasound plays an important role in diagnosis incompetence. E...

BACKGROUND Cervical incompetence is one of the causes of preterm birth and mid-trimester pregnancy loss. Cervical cerclage is a surgical procedure to treat cervical incompetence. Cervical cerclage reduces the incidence of preterm birth in women at risk of recurrent preterm birth, without a statistically significant reduction in perinatal mortality or neonatal morbidity. Multifilament/braided su...

A twin gestation invariably leads to a certain extent of cervical length shortening . If this reduction is also associated with gradual dilatation internal os and various biochemical , mechanical changes in matrix can lead mid trimester pregnancy loss or preterm labour. This case report on Dichorionic Diamniotic incompetence which rescue cerclage was performed along judicious use tocolysis vagi...

Preterm birth is the legal first global cause of neonatal death. The cervix has two roles: it has to stay closed to allow the fetus to undergo a normal development during gestation, and at term, the cervix has to dilate under the pressure of uterine contractions to allow the delivery. The purpose of this article is to establish if the ultrasound measured length of the cervix and its appearance ...

The release of certain cytokines, e.g. tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, in the amniotic fluid has been suggested to be a cause of preterm birth. The predisposition to excessive liberation of cytokines from peripheral leukocytes has been shown to depend partly on the individual's HLA-DR genotype. The HLA-DR1 and -DR3 alleles have previously been reported as being associated with a TNF-alpha h...