Case Report
Abdominal Cerclage in Twin Pregnancy after Radical Surgical Conization
Table 1
Summary of publications on transabdominal cerclage in twin pregnancies.
| Authors (number of twin pairs) | Technique | Gestational week of placement | Pregnancy | Gestational week of delivery | Outcome | Complications |
| Cammarano et al. [5] (2) | TAC | 14 13 | 3rd 3rd | 38 33 4/7 | 2 alive 2 alive | None |
| Işçi et al. [6] (1) | TAC | In former pregnancy | 2nd | 33 | 2 alive | Polycystic ovary syndrome, congenital hypoplasia, ovary tumor IVF/clomiphene citrate treatment |
| Lee et al. [7] (1) | TAC | 12 5/7 | 1st | 30 5/7 | 2 alive | History of microinvasive adenocarcinoma of the cervix with VRT Vaginal spotting (29 weeks) contractions, vaginal bleeding (30 weeks) |
| Olatunbosun et al. [8] (2) | TAC | 12–14 | ? | 20 37 | 2 perinatal deaths 1 stillborn, 1 alive | Preterm labor ? |
| Olawaiye et al. [9] (1) | TAC | Preconceptional | 1st | 36 | 2 alive | Cerclage as part of VRT IVF/ET |
| Pereira et al. [10] (1) | LTCC | Preconceptional | 2nd | 38 | 2 alive | Hysteroscopic metroplasty (uterus subseptus) |
| Lotgering et al. [3] (7)* | TAC | End of 1st trimester | | 25 (1) >32 (6) | 1 alive; 1 perinatal death 12 alive | PPROM None |
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Personal communication, details not presented in the text. ET: embryo transfer; IVF: in vitro fertilization; LTCC: laparoscopic transabdominal cervicoisthmic cerclage; PPROM: preterm premature rupture of membranes; TAC: transabdominal cervicoisthmic cerclage; VRT: vaginal radical trachelectomy.
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