Cerclage in the treatment of incompetent cervix

A retrospective study was undertaken of 71 patients who underwent a postconceptional cervical cerclage operation. The previous pregnancy loss in these patients was 71,4% compared with an 84,5% success rate after the operation had been performed. The possible reasons for the failures are discussed. The incidence of immediate postoperative complications was 14%. Infection, probably as a result of insertion of the suture, occurred in 30% of the patients.