Abnormal Placentation: Placenta Previa, Vasa Previa, and Placenta Accreta.

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

Case of heterotopic cervical pregnancy and total placenta accreta after artificial cycle frozen‐thawed embryo transfer

Case A 39-year-old woman presented with a genital hemorrhage at 5 weeks of gestation after an artificial cycle double frozen-thawed embryo transfer. She was diagnosed with a cervical heterotopic pregnancy. Although hormone supplementation was discontinued to terminate the pregnancy at 5 weeks of gestation, the intrauterine and cervical gestational sacs continued to develop. Outcome The cervic...

Placenta Accreta and Total Placenta Previa in the 19th Week of Pregnancy.

Placentation disorders are the result of impaired embedding of the placenta in the endometrium. The prevalence of these disorders is estimated to be around 0.3 %. A history of previous prior uterine surgery (especially cesarean section and curettage) is the most common risk factor. Impaired placentation is differentiated into deep placental attachment; marginal, partial and total placenta previ...

Placenta previa percreta left in situ - management by delayed hysterectomy: a case report

INTRODUCTION Placenta percreta is an obstetric emergency often associated with massive hemorrhage and emergency hysterectomy. CASE PRESENTATION We present the case of a 30-year-old African woman, gravida 7, para 5, with placenta percreta managed by an alternative approach: the placenta was left in situ, methotrexate was administered, and a delayed hysterectomy was successfully performed. CO...

The Importance of a Late First Trimester Placental Sonogram in Patients at Risk of Abnormal Placentation

Background. Placenta accreta is a potentially life-threatening obstetrical condition and is responsible for many emergency Caesarean hysterectomies. Early prenatal diagnosis may help minimize maternal morbidity and mortality. This report highlights risk factors, early diagnostic findings and complications associated with placenta accreta, and the role of first trimester sonography in diagnosis....