A Case of Placenta Increta Presenting as Delayed Postabortal Intraperitoneal Bleeding in the First Trimester.
10.3346/jkms.2007.22.5.932
- Author:
Gahyun SON
1
;
Jieun KWON
;
Hyejin CHO
;
Sangwun KIM
;
Bosung YOON
;
Eunji NAM
;
Jaehoon KIM
;
Youngtae KIM
;
Jaewook KIM
;
Namhoon CHO
;
Sunghoon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Cancer Clinic, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. shkim70@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Placenta Increta;
First Trimester;
Intraperitoneal Bleeding
- MeSH:
Abortion, Induced/*adverse effects;
Adult;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Humans;
Placenta Accreta/*diagnosis;
Pregnancy;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Treatment Outcome;
Uterine Hemorrhage/*diagnosis
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2007;22(5):932-935
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Placenta increta is an uncommon and life-threatening complication of pregnancy characterized by complete or partial absence of the decidua basalis. Placenta increta usually presents with vaginal bleeding during difficult placental removal in the third-trimester. Although placenta increta may complicate first and early secondtrimester pregnancy loss, the diagnosis can be very difficult during early pregnancy and thus the lesion is difficult to identify. We encountered with a woman who was diagnosed with placenta increta after receiving emergency hysterectomy due to intraperitoneal bleeding 2 months after an uncomplicated dilatation and curettage in the first trimester. Therefore, we report this case with a brief review of the literature.
