Placenta accreta in the first trimester: A case report

Elena De Gennaro1, Maria Orsaria2, Lorenza Driul1

  • 1Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Udine DAME University of Udine Udine Italy.

Clinical Case Reports
|September 13, 2021
PubMed

Placenta accreta is a severe complication of pregnancy normally diagnosed during the second trimester. Early detection could reduce the risk of hemorrhage during abortion or miscarriage; however, guidelines on first-trimester diagnosis are lacking. We describe a case of placenta accreta during the first trimester with its sonographic and histological features.

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