title: Expectant management of partial placental abruption in previable pregnancies. A report of two cases.
abstract: Placental abruption is a major cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality, especially in the preterm infant. Two patients had previable pregnancies complicated by placental abruption and large extraamniotic hematomas. Precise diagnosis and follow-up with real-time ultrasound allowed expectant management until the delivery of viable infants became possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Metzger
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bowie
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Killam
mesh_terms: D000037:Abruptio Placentae / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005328:Fetal Viability; D006406:Hematoma / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000628:therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography