What Is Cervical Varix?
Cervical Varix Manifests Itself from Varicose Veins and May Cause Moderate to Severe Hemorrhage [3,4]. the Severity of Varices Increases in Gestation...
Cervical varix manifests itself from varicose veins and may cause moderate to severe hemorrhage [3,4]. The severity of varices increases in gestation, primarily because the expanding uterine pelvic veins and inferior vena cava become compressed by the enlarging uterus [3,5,6].
What causes cervical varix?
Most cases of cervical varix during pregnancy are diagnosed in the second or third trimester and are usually associated with abnormal placental location, such as placenta previa or low-lying placenta. A 23-year-old woman with cervical varix bleeding visited our institution at 8 weeks of gestation.
What does cervix mean?
Listen to pronunciation. (SER-vix) The lower, narrow end of the uterus that forms a canal between the uterus and vagina.