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Placenta percreta: A rare case report
International Journal of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology · 2018 · Vol. 2(6) · pp. 04–06
Seema Pundir✉(Maulana Azad Medical College)Sonal Prasad(Maulana Azad Medical College)Prachi Renjhen(Maulana Azad Medical College)Dolly Chawla(Maulana Azad Medical College)
Abstract
Placenta percreta, a rare complication of pregnancy, is associated with significant postpartum hemorrhage often requiring emergency hysterectomy. Majority of these cases are seen in patients with history of previos LSCS with anterior low lying placenta. Here we present the case of fundal placenta percreta in a woman with previous one LSCS.
Maternal and fetal healthcareGestational Trophoblastic Disease StudiesPregnancy and preeclampsia studiesPlacenta PercretaMedicinePlacentaComplicationObstetricsPregnancyHysterectomyPlacenta DiseasesFetusSurgery
Funding
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Citations
1
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0.00
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References
17
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40%
vs. same field & year
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Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2006 · 972 citations
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