Zdravniški Vestnik, 2018 Background: It is possible to predict preterm delivery (PD) before 34 weeks by ultrasound measurement of uterine cervical length (CL). This is the reason why this screening method is more frequently used in clinical practice.
Faris Mujezinović
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Use of an Arabin pessary to prevent preterm birth in pregnancy complicated by a short cervix after cervical conization for cervical adenocarcinoma with residual disease: A case report and literature review [PDF]
Case Reports in Women's Health, 2022 Surgical conization of the cervix for cervical cancer increases the risk of preterm birth in subsequent pregnancies. The ideal intervention to prevent preterm births in women with cervical insufficiency resulting from conization is not known.
Jessica Teoh +2 more
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How MRI imaging for an ovarian cyst led to diagnosis of short cervix [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during pregnancy is a growing diagnostic modality for a variety of different indications including fetal anomalies and maternal masses.
Jordana Schmidt-Swartz +3 more
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Long-term indomethacin stabilizes the short cervix
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal MedicineObjective Short cervical length (CL) is a known predictor of preterm delivery (PTD). We aimed to study the progression of CL as gestational age (GA) advances in patients with short cervix treated under our long-term Indomethacin therapy (LIT) protocol ...
Karl Seif +6 more
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Machine Learning Prediction of Short Cervix in Mid-Pregnancy Based on Multimodal Data from the First-Trimester Screening Period: An Observational Study in a High-Risk Population [PDF]
BiomedicinesBackground: A short cervix in the second trimester significantly increases preterm birth risk, yet no reliable first-trimester prediction method exists.
Shengyu Wu +8 more
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Pessary for Prevention of Preterm Birth and Perinatal Mortality in Pregnancies with a Short Cervix: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials [PDF]
DiagnosticsObjective: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy of cervical pessaries in preventing perinatal mortality and extreme preterm birth in pregnancies characterized by a short cervix.
Henrique Graf Provinciatto +11 more
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Incarcerated Uterus Presenting as Short Cervix and Placenta Previa
Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2018 Introduction. Incarcerated uterus is a rare complication of pregnancy, usually associated with retroversion. Case. A 26-year-old woman presents at 19 4/7 weeks for evaluation of a short cervix and placenta previa.
Ali Alhousseini +7 more
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Short cervix: modern perspectives on known problems
Репродуктивная эндокринологияThe article provides modern literature data on terminology, diagnostics and new approaches to the treatment of short cervix syndrome. The term «short cervix» combines the concept of short cervix and isthmic-cervical insufficiency in most of the guiding ...
I.A. Zhabchenko +5 more
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Vaginal Microbiome in Pregnant Women with and without Short Cervix. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2023 Cervical shortening is a recognised risk factor for pre-term birth. The vaginal microbiome plays an essential role in pregnancy and in maternal and foetal outcomes. We studied the vaginal microbiome in 68 women with singleton gestation and a cervical length ≤25 mm and in 29 pregnant women with a cervix >25 mm in the second or early third trimester ...
Silvano A +6 more
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Estimates of avoided costs attributed to a short cervix screening program to prevent preterm birth from the perspective of the Unified Health System (SUS) [PDF]
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2023 OBJECTIVE To perform an economic cost analysis of the implementation of a short cervix screening program to reduce preterm birth in singleton pregnancies in a short-term time horizon.
Thais V. Silva +2 more
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