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Isolation of Primary Human Decidual Cells from the Fetal Membranes of Term Placentae
Published on: April 30, 2018
Severe Maternal Pre- and Postpartum Intra-Abdominal Bleeding due to Deciduosis
D W Lüdders1, R-P Henke2, M Saba1
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Oldenburg, Oldenburg.
Abstract:
The term "deciduosis" is used to describe the severe pregnancy-associated occurrence of ectopic decidua with a usually asymptomatic course. We report on two cases of massive maternal intra-abdominal bleeding due to such symptomatic changes. The complications arose at different time points for the two cases: prepartum (26th week of pregnancy) or, respectively, - reported here for the first time - seven days postpartum. As well as differential diagnostic aspects we describe the management of the disease and its possible effects on subsequent pregnancies.
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