Asymptomatic "placental prolapse" with cervical funneling in a patient with complete placenta previa

Henry Adekola1, Jennifer Lam-Rachlin, Elena Bronshtein

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hutzel Women's Hospital/Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.

We describe the transvaginal sonographic findings in a patient with complete placenta previa and increased risk of preterm birth owing to a prior history of mid-trimester pregnancy loss in whom we observed a short cervix and prolapse of the placenta and fetal membranes into the endocervical canal. We believe that this could lead to antepartum hemorrhage and mandate close observation when diagnosed. We introduced the term "placental prolapse" to describe our finding.