SynthesisBioMed research international2018
Assessment of Uterocervical Angle Width as a Predictive Factor of Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
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Relationship Between Uterocervical Angle and Prediction of Spontaneous Preterm Birth
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- A finite element model of pregnancy derived from maternal sonography: effect of uterine and cervical structural properties on cervical mechanical loading.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Uterocervical angle and cervical length measurements for spontaneous preterm birth prediction in low-risk singleton pregnant women: a prospective cohort study.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- Recent Advances and Challenges in the Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Preterm Labor.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Uterocervical angle in predicting spontaneous preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.AJOG global reports · 2023Review
- Distribution of uterocervical angles of pregnant women at 16BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) Can Predict Spontaneous Preterm Birth?Journal of inflammation research · 2023Article
- The predictive role of second trimester uterocervical angle measurement in obstetric outcomes.Turkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2022Article
- Evaluation of Uterocervical Angle and Cervical Length as Predictors of Spontaneous Preterm Birth.The Indian journal of radiology & imaging · 2022Article
- The Value of Posterior Cervical Angle as a Predictor of Vaginal Delivery: A Preliminary Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Measurement of the uterocervical angle for the prediction of preterm birth in symptomatic women.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2021Article
- Uterocervical Angle and Cervical Length as a Tool to Predict Preterm Birth in Threatened Preterm Labor.International journal of women's health · 2021Article
- Prediction of Preterm Birth with Serial Measurements of Ultrasound Markers.Current health sciences journalArticle
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Abstract
backgroundUterocervical angle (UCA) has been recently proposed as a potential marker that could accurately predict preterm birth (PTB). The purpose of the present systematic review is to accumulate current evidence and provide directions for future research. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe used the Medline (1966-2018), Scopus (2004-2018), Clinicaltrials.gov (2008-2018), EMBASE (1980-2018), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials CENTRAL (1999-2018), and Google Scholar (2004-2018) databases in our search.
resultsEleven studies were finally included in the present systematic review that evaluated data from 3,018 women. The significant heterogeneity in terms of outcome reporting and outcome reporting measures (use of optimal cut-off values) precluded meta-analysis. However, existing data support that second trimester UCA measurement might be used as a predictive factor of PTB <34 weeks, as at least two studies in unselected singleton pregnancies and two studies in pregnancies with an ultrasonographically shortened cervix seem to support this hypothesis. The most commonly reported cut-off values were 105° and 95°.
conclusionsUCA measurement during the second trimester of pregnancy may be a useful method of determining women at risk of delivering preterm. However, more studies are needed to assess the reproducibility of these findings and reach conclusive evidence.
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