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Published on: March 29, 2019
Serial magnetic resonance imaging of placenta percreta with bladder involvement during pregnancy and postpartum: a
Yusuke Ueda1, Eiji Kondoh, Kazuyo Kakui
1Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Whether to manage placenta previa percreta surgically or conservatively has been a controversial issue. A 30-year-old woman with placenta percreta with bladder involvement was treated conservatively. A planned cesarean section was performed at 33 weeks' gestation. A 1768-g female infant was delivered through a transverse fundal uterine incision with the placenta left inside the uterus. The following morning, a massive postpartum hemorrhage occurred, and was successfully treated with transarterial embolization. The placenta was never expelled and spontaneously disappeared 4 months after surgery. We demonstrate serial magnetic resonance imaging of the placenta percreta during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Whether to manage placenta previa percreta surgically or conservatively has been a controversial issue. A 30-year-old woman with placenta percreta with bladder involvement was treated conservatively. A planned cesarean section was performed at 33 weeks' gestation. A 1768-g female infant was delivered through a transverse fundal uterine incision with the placenta left inside the uterus. The following morning, a massive postpartum hemorrhage occurred, and was successfully treated with transarterial embolization. The placenta was never expelled and spontaneously disappeared 4 months after surgery. We demonstrate serial magnetic resonance imaging of the placenta percreta during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
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