Funnelling

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Funnelling is the name for the dilation of the internal os during ultrasound cervicometry in gynecology. It is a sign of imminent premature birth.

Description of the finding (the T-Y-V-U sequence assigns a letter corresponding to the shape of the cervix during ultrasound examination):

  • T – normal finding (closed internal os)
  • Y – starting opening
  • V - continuous opening
  • U – open throat


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  • HÁJEK, Zdeněk – ČECH, Evžen – MARŠÁL, Karel, et al. Porodnictví. 3. edition. Praha : Grada, 2014. 580 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-4529-9.