Placenta praevia: percreta and accreta, our experience

Placenta Praevia, Placenta Praevia Accreta and Vasa Praevia: Diagnosis and Management

Conservative management of placenta praevia with accreta.

It has been advocated that placenta accreta/percreta should be managed conservatively to avoid massive pelvic bleeding and preserve fertility. Diagnosis of this condition with high-resolution imaging investigations performed during the antenatal period facilitates discussion of management plans with other clinical disciplines (eg interventional radiologists), the patient, and her family. Three ...

Per operative discovery of Placenta Praevia Percreta: a case report

Placenta percreta is a rare pathological entity with challenging diagnostic and therapeutic requirements especially for resource limited settings. We present here the case of a 40 year old woman with a per operative diagnosis of placenta accreta during a caesarian section indicated for placenta praevia. We highlight the diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties associated with this condition espe...

Incidence and Risk Factors for Placenta Accreta/Increta/Percreta in the UK: A National Case-Control Study

BACKGROUND Placenta accreta/increta/percreta is associated with major pregnancy complications and is thought to be becoming more common. The aims of this study were to estimate the incidence of placenta accreta/increta/percreta in the UK and to investigate and quantify the associated risk factors. METHODS A national case-control study using the UK Obstetric Surveillance System was undertaken,...

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...