Placenta percreta with bladder invasion: surgical strategy to avoid massive blood loss.
Placenta percreta with bladder invasion is a rare complication of pregnancy, causing life-threatening hemorrhage. We report two further cases. In the second case we opted for a specific surgical guideline based on immediate ligature of both the hypogastric arteries before hysterectomy. This approach resulted in considerably less blood loss than is usually reported.
Harika
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Clinique Obstétricale et Gynécologique, Université de Reims, Hôpital Maison Blanche, France.
Gabriel
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Napoleone
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Quereux
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Wahl
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*