STUDY OBJECTIVE: To review the indications, rationale, and technique for abdominal cerclage, specifically focusing on a laparoscopic approach to this procedure during the first trimester of pregnancy.
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate a surgical video of 2 cases, in which the steps of robotic-assisted abdominal cerclage placement were delineated in one and a uterine vessel injury was repaired in the other.
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Cervical insufficiency is a difficult condition to diagnose and can lead to preterm birth, miscarriage, or perinatal infant morbidity and mortality. We conducted this retrospective case study and literature review to evalua...
OBJECTIVE: In this work we report the first use of robot-assisted preconceptual abdominal cerclage in the Czech Republic with subsequent live birth. We present two patients with a history of late pregnancy losses (late miscarriage) who underwent robo...
Preterm birth, defined as a delivery before 37 weeks' gestation, continues to affect 8-15% of all pregnancies and is associated with significant neonatal morbidity and mortality. Effective prediction of timing of delivery among women identified to be...