Emergency cervical cerclage. Does the gestational age make a difference?

Authors

• Mamdoh Eskandar, Consultant Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, PO Box 641, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (7) 2284635. Fax. 966 (7) 2257201. E-mail: mamdoheskandar{at}hotmail.com
• Adekunle A. Sobande, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Ian O. Damole, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Abha General Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Ahmed M. Bahar, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of emergency cervical cerclage in prolongation of pregnancy and its effect on pregnancy outcome in patients with cervical incompetence. METHODS: A retrospective review of patients who had an emergency cervical cerclage performed for cervical incompetence during the period from July 1995 to June 2002 was carried out in Abha General Hospital, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Twenty patients between 16 and 26 weeks of gestation with 1) cervical effacement, 2) cervical dilatation of

Article Type

Research Article

First Page

1028

Last Page

1031

Recommended Citation

Eskandar, Mamdoh; Sobande, Adekunle A.; Damole, Ian O.; and Bahar, Ahmed M. (2004) "Emergency cervical cerclage. Does the gestational age make a difference?," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 25: Iss. 8, Article 11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.2503