Complications of Laparoscopic and Transabdominal Cerclage in Patients with Cervical Insufficiency: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Cervical insufficiency (CI) is a defect of the cervix that leads to failure to preserve a full-term intrauterine pregnancy. Laparoscopic and open transabdominal cerclage (TAC) are effective ways to manage patients with CI. We performed this systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the complications of laparoscopic and open TAC in the management of CI.

Source: The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology - November 25, 2020 Category: OBGYN Authors: Greg Marchand, Ahmed Taher Masoud, Anthony Galitsky, Katelyn Sainz, Ali Azadi, Kelly Ware, Janelle Vallejo, Sienna Anderson, Alexa King, Stacy Ruther, Giovanna Brazil, Kaitlynne Cieminski, Sophia Hopewell, Mariha Syed Source Type: research