Ultrasonic diagnosis of placenta membranacea.
In this paper the first known case is presented in which an antepartum diagnosis of placenta membranacea was made by ultrasound. A multiparous woman is presented with intermittent painless vaginal bleeding in the second trimester of pregnancy. Ultrasonic examination at 20 weeks' gestation revealed a gestational sac almost completely covered with placental tissue. At 26 weeks the patient delivered a dead, growth retarded and an almost complete placenta membranacea.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000209:etiology; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology