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The use of ultrasound-indicated cerclage or cervical pessary in asymptomatic twin pregnancies with a short cervix at midgestation.

Anna FicheraFederico PrefumoGiorgia MazzoniValentina MolinarisCristina ZanardiniNicola FratelliTiziana FruscaEnrico Sartori
Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2019)
Ultrasound-indicated cerclage appears to reduce the rate of preterm birth before 34 weeks of gestation in asymptomatic twin pregnancies with a short cervix during the second trimester, and also the composite adverse neonatal outcome compared with pessary.
Keyphrases
  • preterm birth
  • gestational age
  • low birth weight
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • contrast enhanced ultrasound
  • ultrasound guided
  • pregnant women