The completeness of the afterbirth: a medical/pathological discussion.
Practical problems (with possible medicolegal implications) regarding the interpretation of the completeness of the afterbirth are discussed. The case material was obtained during surgical pathological examination and, later, at the time of autopsy of the same patient. The mother (three weeks following emergency delivery) succumbed to life-threatening complications of an epidural anesthetic accident.
Mallory Institute of Pathology, Boston, MA.
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Kasznica
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Kessler
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Abramowitz
D000293:Adolescent; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001344:Autopsy; D002824:Chorionic Villi / Q000473:pathology; D005321:Extraembryonic Membranes / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000473:pathology*; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000473:pathology*; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000473:pathology