TY - JOUR T1 - Transabdominal cervicoisthmic cerclage after multiple failed vaginal cerclages JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 1008 LP - 1010 VL - 23 IS - 8 AU - Shakeel A. Faiz AU - Abdulaziz A. Al-Meshari Y1 - 2002/08/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/23/8/1008.abstract N2 - Cervical incompetence is a condition traditionally treated by cervical cerclage. We describe a patient who had 6 failed cervical cerclages and who was treated with transabdominal cervicoisthmic cerclage. There were no intra-operative or post-operative complications and the patient was regularly reviewed in the antenatal clinic by a senior physician and with a series of transvaginal ultrasounds. The patient went into labor at 36-weeks of gestation and had an emergency lower segment cesarean section, with a live male infant weighing 2.38 kg. Both mother and baby did well after delivery. ER -