| Spontaneously changing gravid cervix: clinical implications and prognostic features. | |
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PMID: 7644635 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: To assess the implications of spontaneous changes in the length and configuration of the gravid cervix during a single ultrasound (US) examination and to correlate specific cervical dimensions with pregnancy outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sonograms in 27 pregnant patients with a spontaneously changing cervix were studied prospectively. The length and width of cervical funneling and the length of intact cervix caudal to the funneling were measured when the cervical dimensions were most normal and most abnormal. Sonographic measurements were correlated with clinical and delivery data. RESULTS: Twenty patients delivered preterm, although only six delivered within a week of the US examination. Wider funneling of the internal os and a shorter segment of intact cervix caudal to the funneling both correlated with an increased likelihood of preterm delivery. CONCLUSION: Most patients with a spontaneously changing cervix deliver preterm. Measurements obtained when the cervix appears most abnormal are most predictive of early delivery. |
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Authors:
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B S Hertzberg; M A Kliewer; T A Farrell; D M DeLong |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Radiology Volume: 196 ISSN: 0033-8419 ISO Abbreviation: Radiology Publication Date: 1995 Sep |
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Created Date: 1995-09-21 Completed Date: 1995-09-21 Revised Date: 2005-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401260 Medline TA: Radiology Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 721-4 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. |
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Adolescent Adult Cervix Uteri / ultrasonography* Delivery, Obstetric Female Follow-Up Studies Forecasting Gestational Age Humans Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Labor Stage, First Obstetric Labor, Premature / prevention & control, ultrasonography Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications / ultrasonography* Pregnancy Outcome Prognosis Prospective Studies Tocolysis Ultrasonography, Prenatal* Uterine Cervical Diseases / ultrasonography* |
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