BACKGROUND Placenta percreta is a rare obstetric condition associated with the risk of massive intraoperative hemorrhage. Recently, conservative management of placenta percreta has been performed to reduce maternal morbidity. However, various complications have been reported during such management. Only a few cases of asymptomatic disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) or fever without in...

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 ...

Morbidly adherent placenta in a nulliparous woman is a rare phenomenon. An unusual case of a 20 years old primigravida presented in emergency with unstable haemodynamics and abdominal pain at 17 weeks of gestation is reported. She was found to have complete placental invasion and haemoperitoneum on laparotomy. Although there is an increased risk of placental invasion (increta and percreta) caus...

OBJECTIVE Placenta increta or percreta is an uncommon pathology, sometimes associated with high maternal morbidity. Its prevalence increases proportionally to the number of cesarean sections. This study analyzed the changes of our management strategy to devise treatment guidelines for this uncommon disorder. MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY Between 2005 and 2011, 10 cases of placenta increta or perc...

Introduction Placenta diffusa though natural in sow and mare is a rare poss1bility in human beings, if the usual differentiation of the chorion into chorion frondosum and chorion leave does no t take place (Brews, 1957). Novak and Woodruff (1967) use the term placenta membranacea almost synonymously. The occurrence of this anomaly is attributed to defective decidua allowing deep implantation of...

We present our own experience management in pregnant women with placenta percreta. For the timely diagnosis of accreta or percreta, it is recommended to conduct ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) studies previa a history caesarean section. Objective signs accreta, identified before delivery, make possible right decision about delivery minimize complications mother newborn. A coordi...

Placenta percreta in early pregnancy is an extremely rare but life-threatening complication, for which very few cases have been reported in the literature worldwide, none from the United States. We report a patient with two previous cesarean deliveries, who presented with incomplete abortion at 17 weeks and underwent dilatation and curettage. She was found to have retained, adherent placenta th...

Objective: Abnormal placentation is a serious complication of pregnancy, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. There has been recent debate regarding the deployment of occlusive balloons as an adjuvant to surgery to minimize blood loss in these patients. This article reviews the literature on the use of occlusive balloons for management of placenta accreta and outlines som...

We describe a case of a 39-year-old woman diagnosed with placenta percreta complicated by massive hemorrhage during a cesarean section. At 27 weeks of gestation, she underwent an emergency cesarean section under general anesthesia for vaginal bleeding and an intrauterine infection. Soon after delivery, a massive hemorrhage was encountered while attempting to separate the placenta percreta from ...