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  • Partial annular cervical tear: A case report

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    Mayne, Leah
    Sudhahar, Anusha
    Veerasingham, Mayooran
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    Mayne, Leah G.
    Year published
    2021
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    Abstract
    Background: Intrapartum annular cervical tears are a rare pregnancy complication. The mechanisms underpinning these tears remain to be elucidated and currently the optimal management and future pregnancy implications remain unknown. Case Presentation: We present the case of a 35-year-old nulliparous woman who was diagnosed with a partial annular cervical tear following induction of labour. Her intrapartum course was also complicated by an intrapartum fever, prolonged labour induction and an antepartum haemorrhage. During the second stage of labour, a band of cervical tissue could be seen at the introitus and abutting the ...
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    Background: Intrapartum annular cervical tears are a rare pregnancy complication. The mechanisms underpinning these tears remain to be elucidated and currently the optimal management and future pregnancy implications remain unknown. Case Presentation: We present the case of a 35-year-old nulliparous woman who was diagnosed with a partial annular cervical tear following induction of labour. Her intrapartum course was also complicated by an intrapartum fever, prolonged labour induction and an antepartum haemorrhage. During the second stage of labour, a band of cervical tissue could be seen at the introitus and abutting the fetal head. Following normal vaginal delivery, a portion of cervical tissue was visualised, 2 cm thick by 5 cm long, avulsed at the lateral edge at 9 o'clock and extending in an annular anti-clockwise fashion towards 1 o'clock. She underwent surgical repair of the cervical tear and had an uneventful postnatal course. At 6 weeks post-partum her cervix appeared to be healing well with 2 cm length palpable on vaginal examination. Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge, this case is the first report of a partial annular cervical tear to present in this manner. While the optimal management and outcomes for tears of this nature remain unknown, we recommend prenatal ultrasound cervical length screening with consideration of a cervical cerclage and elective caesarean section, which could avoid pre-term birth or the recurrence of this type of tear in future pregnancies.
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    Journal Title
    Case Reports in Women's Health
    Volume
    31
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crwh.2021.e00320
    Copyright Statement
    © 2021 Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) License, which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providing that the work is properly cited.
    Subject
    Health services and systems
    Public health
    Annular tear
    Case report
    Cervical avulsion
    Cervical laceration
    Cervical tear
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/405026
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