Abstract
BACKGROUND: Placenta accreta involves abnormal adherence of the placenta to the myometrium. Placenta increta and percreta are defined by the degree of trophoblastic penetration of the myometrium. These conditions are rarely observed in the first trimester placenta increta and percreta are exceptionally infrequent. CASE: A woman had a uterine perforation after suction curettage for fetal death at 11 weeks' gestation, requiring hysterectomy for control of a profuse hemorrhage. Histopathologic examination of the uterus revealed placenta increta involving the lower uterine segment and placenta percreta at the site of uterine perforation. CONCLUSION: This is the first report of placenta percreta associated with uterine perforation during therapy for first-trimester fetal death.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 601-605 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Fetal death
- Placenta accreta
- Placenta increta
- Placenta percreta
- Uterine perforation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Reproductive Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynecology