title: Acute abdomen due to placenta percreta.
abstract: Placenta percreta is a rare but serious complication of pregnancy, usually presenting itself in the third trimester. The incidence of fetal death and maternal mortality is high. We report a case presenting as an acute abdomen, due to haemoperitoneum at 33 weeks of pregnancy. Incidence, etiology, diagnosis and treatment are discussed, and the literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Leyenburg Teaching Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Waegemaekers
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gerretsen
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Billig
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009215:Myometrium / Q000473:pathology; D010921:Placenta Accreta / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third