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Laparoscopic transabdominal cervicoisthmic cerclage
J J Scibetta1, S R Sanko, W R Phipps
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester, New York 14642, USA.
Objective:
To report a laparoscopic technique for placement of a transabdominal cervicoisthmic cerclage.
Design:
Detailed case report of one of three patients undergoing described procedure.
Setting:
University hospital.
Patient:
A 39-year-old infertile patient with a history of cervical adenocarcinoma in situ and two cone biopsies, resulting in an essentially absent exocervix.
Intervention(S):
Laparoscopic transabdominal cervicoisthmic cerclage placement, as an interval procedure, followed by ET of cryopreserved donor oocyte-derived embryos.
Main Outcome Measure(S):
Clinical outcome.
Result(S):
Establishment of a pregnancy delivered at 38 1/2 weeks of gestation by elective cesarean section.
Conclusion(S):
Patients believed to require a transabdominal cerclage may undergo a laparoscopic interval procedure, obviating the need for a laparotomy before or during pregnancy.
