Is routine X-ray pelvimetry of value to decide on mode of delivery for women with labor dystocia?

• Main Authors: Kaori Kawakami (Author), Yuria Tanaka (Author), Yuji Ikeda (Author), Atsushi Komatsu (Author), Osamu Kobayashi (Author), Takahiro Nakajima (Author), Takehiro Nakao (Author), Chiaki Takeya (Author), Mikiko Asai-Sato (Author), Fumihisa Chishima (Author), Misako Iwata (Author), Kei Kawana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IMR Press, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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X-ray pelvimetry is used for evaluation of pelvic inlet generally to diagnose cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD) or contracted inlet. Cesarean section delivery (C/S) is often performed for labor dystocia without CPD or contracted inlet. We examined whether X-ray pelvimetry is useful to decide on mode...