Laparoscopic cervicoisthmic cerclage: technique and systematic review of the literature.

Background And Aims: To report on and review the outcome after laparoscopic cervicoisthmic cerclage (LCC) and robotic-assisted laparoscopic cervicoisthmic cerclage.

Methods: We reported on 4 cases of LCC and conducted a systematic review of the literature up to May 2012 to identify obstetric outcomes after LCC and robotic-assisted LCC.

Results: The median age of our series was 35 years (range: 31-41) with median previous pregnancies 3.