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ArticleCureus2017

Cervical Funneling: Potential Pitfall of Point-of-Care Pelvic Ultrasound.

Lori A Stolz, Richard Amini, Elaine H Situ-LaCasse, Faryal Shareef, Heather A Reed, Srikar Adhikari

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Article in Cureus, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Lori A StolzDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati.
Richard AminiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona.
Elaine H Situ-LaCasseDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona.
Faryal ShareefCollege of Medicine, University of Arizona.
Heather A ReedDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Arizona.
Srikar AdhikariDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Though point-of-care ultrasound applications continue to expand, there are findings that are not within the scope of emergency ultrasound. It is important for emergency physicians to be aware of incidental findings that can be identified on comprehensive ultrasounds performed by other imaging departments in order to fully understand the limitations of bedside ultrasound. In this case, a gravid patient presented to the emergency department with pelvic cramping and vaginal bleeding. Point-of-care transabdominal pelvic ultrasound examination was performed and demonstrated cervical funneling. In the appropriate patient, cervical insufficiency due to cervical funneling may be an indication for cerclage in a pregnant patient.

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bedside ultrasoundcervical funnelingcervical lengthpoint of care ultrasoundpregnancy

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PMID29142797
PMCPMC5669533

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