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- Title
A case of placenta accreta complicated by severe IUGR and maternal coagulopathy.
- Authors
Okada, Mayumi; Mitsui, Takashi; Morita, Takafumi; Nomura, Mami; Ohta, Toyohiro; Itakura, Atsuo
- Abstract
The article presents a case report of placenta accreta without previa diagnosed before delivery succeeded in preservation of the uterus by uterine artery embolization (UAE). The case involves a 34-year-old woman was referred to a hospital at 26 weeks of gestation because of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) with placental abnormality. It shows how placenta accreta carries an increased risk of maternal morbidity and mortality.
- Subjects
CASE studies; PLACENTA diseases; DELIVERY (Obstetrics); THERAPEUTIC embolization; PREGNANT women; FETAL development
- Publication
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2007, Vol 86, Issue 6, p760
- ISSN
0001-6349
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/00016340600617312