Placenta percreta invading the bladder: report of 2 cases.
We report 2 cases of placenta percreta with invasion of the bladder that resulted in massive hemorrhage at cesarean section. Control was achieved by hysterectomy, bilateral internal iliac artery ligation, suture ligation of bleeding vessels and bladder repair, with no fetal or maternal mortality.
Klotz
P G
PG
Urology Service, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Khalaff
H M
HM
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D010921:Placenta Accreta / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology*; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology*