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BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
Volume 124, Issue 11, Pages 1729-1735Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.14688
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Abdominal radical trachelectomy; cervix; length; preterm birth; transvaginal
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Objective To investigate the association between mid-trimester residual cervical length (CL) and the risk of preterm birth in pregnancies after abdominal radical trachelectomy (RT). Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting University hospital. Population A total of 33 deliveries after 22weeks' gestation in 30 women who underwent abdominal RT including prophylactic cervical cerclage and perinatal care between January 2002 and May 2016. Methods The association between mid-trimester residual CL (the distance between the cerclage and the external cervical os) and gestational age at delivery was investigated. Receiver-operating characteristics (ROC) curve analysis was performed to estimate the optimal cut-off values of the mid-trimester residual CL for the prediction of preterm birth. Main outcome measures Preterm birth before 34weeks' gestation. Results Mid-trimester residual CL showed a significant correlation with gestational age at delivery (r=0.36, P<0.05). There was a significant difference in residual CL between women who did and those who did not give birth before 34weeks (P<0.05). Mid-trimester residual CL<13mm was a good predictor of birth before 34weeks, with a sensitivity of 67%, specificity of 75%, positive predictive value of 55% and negative predictive value of 86% (area under ROC curve, 0.75). Conclusions Mid-trimester residual CL is significantly correlated with gestational age at delivery. Residual CL assessment could be used to reassure physicians and women that there is only a small chance of preterm birth in pregnancies after abdominal RT.
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