Colonization of second-trimester placenta parenchyma

Second trimester placenta percreta presenting as acute abdomen.

Diagnosing placenta percreta can be difficult. We describe a 41-year-old woman presenting at 21 weeks' gestation with intraabdominal bleeding and no signs of placental abnormality on ultrasound. The disagreement between results of the ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging made definitive diagnosis difficult. The bleeding resolved spontaneously after a blood transfusion, and the patient was ...

Placenta Percreta Resulting in Incomplete Spontaneous Abortion in First Trimester

Controversies in family planning: management of second-trimester pregnancy terminations complicated by placenta accreta.

The following case has come to the attention of our service: a 32-year-old, G2P1001, with a history of one cesarean section, presented at 17–18 weeks' gestation with preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM), heavy bleeding and a placenta previa highly suspicious for an accreta on MRI. She received 2 units of packed red cells upon admission to another service and is now in stable condition...

Sonographic assessment of placental migration in second trimester low lying placenta.

To assess the migration of low lying placenta diagnosed in the second trimester ultrasonogram (USG). All the women attending antenatal OPD clinic had undergone routine obstetric USG in the second trimester (14 weeks onwards). Those cases who had low lying placenta lower edge of placenta within 3.0 cms from the cervical internal os were included in the study. These cases were subjected to be fol...

Second trimester pregnancy loss.

Second trimester pregnancy loss is uncommon, but it should be regarded as an important event in a woman's obstetric history. Fetal abnormalities, including chromosomal problems, and maternal anatomic factors, immunologic factors, infection, and thrombophilia should be considered; however, a cause-and-effect relationship may be difficult to establish. A thorough history and physical examination ...