Surgical Closure of the Incompetent Cervix During Pregnancy

Pregnancy outcomes following placement of elective, urgent and emergent cerclage

“…Available data report a wide disparity in ratio of cerclage procedure to deliveries, ranging from 1:54 [2] to 1:1842 [3], suggesting that the true incidence of cervical insufficiency is difficult to determine because of unclear diagnostic criteria and uncertain proper treatment of cervical insufficiency [4].…”

Emergency Cervical Cerclage: A Case Series

“…Currently, Shirodkar and McDonald techniques are performed mostly (10)(11)(12) . Superiority of one technique over the other hasn't been clarified in the studies conducted (13) .…”

Abdominal cerclage revisited

“…The incidence of cervical insufficiency in the general obstetric population is reported to vary from 1:100 to 1:2,000. [2][3][4] In patients with a hypoplastic cervix, such as those exposed to diethylstilboestrol (DES) in utero, history of a large cervical conisation or a prior history of failed vaginal cerclage, an abdominal cerclage has been recommended. 5 A case of cervical insufficiency treated with transabdominal cerclage (TAC) placement is reported for the rarity of the procedure performed.…”