Cervical incompetence

Case contributed by Pir Abdul Ahad Aziz Qureshi , 29 May 2016
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Ian Bickle, 29 May 2016

Updates to Case Attributes

Title was changed:
Cervical Incompetenceincompetence
Presentation was changed:
Presented through ER with lower abdominal pain.

Updates to Quizquestion Attributes

Answer was changed:
dilatationDilatation of cervix without uterine contractions.

Updates to Quizquestion Attributes

Answer was changed:
idiopathic Idiopathic (most common), congenital (mullerian duct abnormalities), in utero DES exposure, connective tissue disorder (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome) or traumatic (repeated cervical dilatation associated with termination of pregnancies).

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Findings was changed:

Bulging of the fetal membranes into a widened internal os is seen representing Cervicalcervical incompetence.

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