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Surgical Closure of the Incompetent Cervix: 15 Years' Experience
Author(s) -
Ritter H. A.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1978.tb00427.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cervix , surgery , closure (psychology) , pregnancy , cervical insufficiency , cancer , biology , economics , market economy , genetics
This paper presents the author's experience, over a 15‐year period, with 33 patients who demonstrated cervical incompetence and who were treated by surgical procedures. The surgical approach is unique in that the band is placed under direct vision above the uterosacral ligaments and through the cardinal ligaments. Slippage of the band, with resultant loss of pregnancy, is most unlikely. Fifty‐three pregnancies occurred in this group. Each patient treated by the described technique produced one or more living children. Complications which occurred in the group are also discussed.