TY - JOUR
T1 - A case of placenta increta presenting as delayed postabortal intraperitoneal bleeding in the first trimester
AU - Son, Gahyun
AU - Kwon, Jieun
AU - Cho, Hyejin
AU - Kim, Sangwun
AU - Yoon, Bosung
AU - Nam, Eunji
AU - Kim, Jaehoon
AU - Kim, Youngtae
AU - Kim, Jaewook
AU - Cho, Namhoon
AU - Kim, Sunghoon
PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - 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 second-trimester 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.
AB - 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 second-trimester 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.
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U2 - 10.3346/jkms.2007.22.5.932
DO - 10.3346/jkms.2007.22.5.932
M3 - Article
C2 - 17982250
AN - SCOPUS:36148940606
VL - 22
SP - 932
EP - 935
JO - Journal of Korean Medical Science
JF - Journal of Korean Medical Science
SN - 1011-8934
IS - 5
ER -