title: Managements of placenta accreta.
abstract: From January 1986 to June 1990 at Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, 12 cases of placenta accreta were reviewed. The incidence were 1 per 1,101 deliveries. Eight cases were confirmed by pathological examination, and the incidence was 0.06% (1/1,652). Placenta previa was found in 7 cases (58.3%); 6 of them had history of cesarean section. All the cases had history of uterine surgery. Seven cases underwent cesarean section, and the other one received myomectomy. Hysterectomy was performed on 6 patients, and conservative treatments were employed on the other 6 cases. No maternal mortality occurred. Besides one case of missed abortion, there was only one perinatal loss due to immaturity. Accurate prenatal diagnosis of placenta accreta by ultrasound was obtained in 4 cases. Although hysterectomy is the definite treatment of placenta accreta, conservative managements should be tried before this intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, R.O.C.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010921:Placenta Accreta / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy