Cervical cerclage: The surgical placement of a purse-string suture around an incompetent cervix, one that is abnormally liable to dilate, in order to prevent premature onset of labor and a miscarriage. The suture material must be removed prior to delivery.
A description of cervical cerclage procedure for incompetent cervix. ... When a woman’s cervix is weak (sometimes called an incompetent cervix) she is more likely to have ...
Cervical cerclage is the placement of stitches in the cervix to hold it closed. In select cases, this procedure is used to prevent early opening of a weak ...
Definition A cervical cerclage is a minor surgical procedure in which the opening to the uterus (the cervix) is stitched closed in order to prevent a ...
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A cervical cerclage is a procedure to place a special stitch in your cervix (neck of the womb) to help keep it closed during your pregnancy (see figure 1).