Advanced search
Publication Cover
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Volume 23, 2003 - Issue 2
Submit an article Journal homepage
22
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Diagnostic features of cervical incompetence among women in Maiduguri

B. M. Audu Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Borno State, Nigeria
,
C. M. Chama Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Borno State, Nigeria
&
O. Kyari Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Borno State, Nigeria
Pages 130-133 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

  • Carr-HilI R.A. and Hall M.H. (1985) The repetition of spontaneous preterm labour. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 92, 921-928.
  • Fox R., James M., Tuohy J. and Wardle P. (1996) Transvaginal ultrasound in the management of women with suspected cervical incompetence. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 103, 921-924.
  • Golan A., Barnan R., Wexler S., Langer R., Bukovsky I. and David M.P. (1989) Incompetence of the uterine cervix. Obstetrical and Gynaecological Survey, 44, 96-107.
  • Guzman E.R., Vintzileos A.M., McLean D.A., Martins M.E., Benito C.W. and Hanley M.L. (1997) The natural history of a positive response to transfundal pressure in women at risk of cervical incompetence. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 176, 634-638.
  • Harger J.H. (1983) Cervical cerelage: Patient selection, morbidity and success rates. Clinical Perinatology, 10, 321-341.
  • Iams J.D., Goldenberg R.L., Meiss P.J., Mercer B.M., Moawad A., Das A., Thorn E., McNellis D., Capper R.L., Johnson F. and Roberts J.M. (1996) The length of the cervix and the risk of sponteneous premature delivery. New England Journal of Medicine, 334, 567-572.
  • McDonald I.A. (1957) Suture of the cervix of inevitable miscarriage. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the British Commonwealth, 64, 345.
  • McDonald I.A. (1978) Incompetence of the cervical. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 18, 34-37.
  • McDonald I.A. (1980) Cervical cerclage. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 23, 461-479.
  • Nzeh D.A, and Adetoro O.O. (1992) Sonographic assessment of the incompetent cervix in pregnancy. International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 37, 179-184.
  • Redford D.H.A., Nicol B.D. and Wittman U.K. (1981) Diagnosis by realtime ultrasound of hour glass herniation of the fetal membranes. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 88, 73-75.
  • Roht I., H. and Aoyma H. (1974) Induced abortion and its sequalae--prematurity and spontaneous abortion. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 120, 868-874.
  • Rush R.W., Isaacs S., McPherson R.A., Jones H., Chalmers I. and Grant A. (1984) A randomised trial of cerclage in women at risk of spontaneous pre-term delivery. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 91, 724-730.
  • Stromme W.B. and Haywa B.W. (1963) Intrauterine fetal death in the second trimester. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 85, 223.
  • Toaff R. and Toaff M.E. (1974) Diagnosis of impending late abortion. Obstetrics and Gynecology 43, 756-759.
  • Vaalamo P. and Kivikoski A. (1983) The incompetent cervix during pregnancy. Diagnosing by ultrasound. Acta Obstetrics el Gynecologica Scandinavica, 62, 19-21.
  • Varma T.R., Petel R.H. and Pillai U. (1986) Ultrasonic assessment of cervix in 'at risk' patients. Acta Obstetricia el Gynecologica Scandinavica, 65, 147-152.
  • Zlatnik F.J. and Burmeister L.F. (1993) Internal evaluation of the cervix for predicting pregnancy outcome and diagnosing cervical incompetence. Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 38, 365 369.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.