Placenta accreta in the first trimester: A case report

Ultrasound detection of placenta accreta in the first trimester of pregnancy

BACKGROUND Placenta accreta is considered a life-threatening condition and the main cause of maternal mortality. Prenatal diagnosis of placenta accreta usually is made by clinical presentation, imaging studies like ultrasound and MRI in the second and third trimester. OBJECTIVE To determine accuracy of ultrasound findings for placenta accreta in the first trimester of pregnancy. MATERIALS A...

Placenta Percreta Resulting in Incomplete Spontaneous Abortion in First Trimester

Adenomyomas of the Uterine Cervix in the First-Trimester of Pregnancy: A Case Report

Cervical adenomyomas of endocervical type (endocervical adenomyomas) are very rare benign lesions. Here we report the case of a 33-year-old woman who referred to the Perinatology Clinic of Ommolbanin Hospital (Mashhad, Iran) in September 2017. The patient was 8 weeks pregnant and complained of spotting and feeling a mass protruding from her vagina for 2 months. Physical examination revealed the...

Retained placenta accreta after a first-trimester abortion manifesting as an uterine mass

Placenta accreta during the first trimester of pregnancy is rare. Only a few cases of placenta accreta manifesting as a uterine mass have been published. Most patients with placenta accreta present with vaginal bleeding during or after pregnancy. This report describes a patient with placenta accreta that caused vaginal bleeding three years after a first trimester abortion. The patient had regul...

Placenta Accreta Causing Uterine Rupture in Second Trimester of Pregnancy after in vitro Fertilization: A Case Report

BACKGROUND Placenta accreta is a rare obstetrical condition that mainly occurs in the third trimester leading to life-threatening complications. Hereby, a case of uterine rupture due to placenta accreta occuring in the second trimester is presented. CASE PRESENTATION A forty-year old patient who conceived after in vitro fertilization treatment (oocyte donation and embryo transfer) presented i...