Abdominal Cerclage in Twin Pregnancy after Radical Surgical Conization

Table 1

Summary of publications on transabdominal cerclage in twin pregnancies.

Authors (number of twin pairs)	Technique	Gestational week of placement	Pregnancy	Gestational week of delivery	Outcome	Complications
Cammarano et al. [5] (2)	TAC	14; 13	3rd; 3rd	38; 33 4/7	2 alive; 2 alive	None
Işçi et al. [6] (1)	TAC	In former pregnancy	2nd	33	2 alive	Polycystic ovary syndrome, congenital hypoplasia, ovary tumor; IVF/clomiphene citrate treatment
Lee et al. [7] (1)	TAC	12 5/7	1st	30 5/7	2 alive	History of microinvasive adenocarcinoma of the cervix with VRT; Vaginal spotting (29 weeks) contractions, vaginal bleeding (30 weeks)
Olatunbosun et al. [8] (2)	TAC	12–14	?	20; 37	2 perinatal deaths; 1 stillborn, 1 alive	Preterm labor; ?
Olawaiye et al. [9] (1)	TAC	Preconceptional	1st	36	2 alive	Cerclage as part of VRT; IVF/ET
Pereira et al. [10] (1)	LTCC	Preconceptional	2nd	38	2 alive	Hysteroscopic metroplasty (uterus subseptus)
Lotgering et al. [3] (7)*	TAC	End of 1st trimester		25 (1); >32 (6)	1 alive; 1 perinatal death; 12 alive	PPROM; None

∗Personal communication, details not presented in the text.
ET: embryo transfer; IVF: in vitro fertilization; LTCC: laparoscopic transabdominal cervicoisthmic cerclage; PPROM: preterm premature rupture of membranes; TAC: transabdominal cervicoisthmic cerclage; VRT: vaginal radical trachelectomy.