Conservative management of placenta percreta

Conservative multidisciplinary management of placenta percreta following in vitro fertilization

Placenta percreta is an extremely rare and the most severe form of placental invasion, that is associated with severe maternal morbidity and mortality. We report a case of nulliparous woman who underwent 10 cycles of in vitro fertilization (IVF) without any known risk factors. We conserved her uterus by spontaneous vaginal delivery, leaving the placenta in situ, pelvic arterial embolization, an...

Management of Placenta Percreta with Bladder Invasion

Placenta Previa Percreta: A Case Report of Successful Management via Conservative Surgery

Placenta percreta is one of the most serious complications of placenta previa and is frequently associated with severe obstetric hemorrhage usually necessitating hysterectomy. We present a case of placenta previa percreta diagnosed by ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging techniques, in which we accomplished conservative management of postpartum hemorrhage. The management we propose include...

One-Step Conservative Surgery for Abnormal Invasive Placenta (Placenta Accreta–Increta–Percreta)

Fifty years ago, placenta accreta was an obstetric rarity. Today, however, placenta accreta and its variations represent one of the principal causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. That this is the case is often attributed to the increased number of cesarean deliveries, but close examination of the numbers involved suggests that other factors may also be in operation. The potential for the...

Placenta diffusa percreta.

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...