title: Placenta accreta: a problem of increasing clinical significance.
abstract: Placenta accreta in association with placenta previa and previous cesarean delivery is a condition of increasing clinical significance. A case report of a woman with placenta percreta is presented. Risk factors, incidence, and management are discussed. Recommendations for preoperative and intraoperative management are presented.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D010921:Placenta Accreta / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery