PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Khaled B. Soliman
AU  - Mohamed M. Abbas
AU  - Nisreen K. Aref
AU  - Zamfira M. Zada
TI  - Emergency cerclage. A successful challenge despite advanced second trimester cervical dilatation
DP  - 2006 Apr 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 544--546
VI  - 27
IP  - 4
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/27/4/544.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/27/4/544.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2006 Apr 01; 27
AB  - A 22-year-old, primigravida ± 20 weeks of gestation presented with abdominal pain. She was diagnosed as a case of advanced cervical incompetence. We carried out an emergency cerclage after 24 hours from her admission, while the cervix was fully dilated with bulging of the membranes and prolapse of both lower limbs in the middle of the vagina. She delivered normally at 38 weeks of gestation with favorable outcomes. We believe that even if miscarriage is inevitable, the so called emergency cerclage might be considered.