. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 25.

Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Nov;102(5 Pt 2):1130–1133. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(03)00228-x

Table 1.

Patient Characteristics and Outcomes

Patient	Age (y)	Gravidity	Parity	Surgical history	Cervical length (pre- and postoperative [cm])	Outcome
1	26	3	2	Lazer conization of cervix; failed vaginal cerclage	1.5, 4.0	Preterm delivery of nonviable twins
2	29	2	1	Wide cervical conization × 2	1.0, 3.0	Live female
3 (1)^*	32	4	1	Failed vaginal cerclage	2.0, 4.0	Twins (female stillborn fetus and live male)
3 (2)^†	35	5	2		–	Live female
4 (1)^*	32	3	1	Failed vaginal cerclage; classic cesarean delivery	3.5, 4.9	Live female
4 (2)^†	35	4	2		–	Live female
5	30	2	1	Preterm delivery of nonviable twins	2.5, 4.0	Live male

First pregnancy with one abdominal cerclage.

^†

Second pregnancy with one abdominal cerclage.