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.
Clinique Obstétricale et Gynécologique, Université de Reims, Hôpital Maison Blanche, France.
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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*