title: Placenta increta occurring in a blighted ovum.
abstract: We present a rare case of placenta increta, confirmed postoperatively by pathologic analysis, occurring before 20 weeks' gestation in a blighted ovum. Hysterectomy was necessary for control of hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Lafayette, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Gist
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vuong
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brody
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rees
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Landry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002824:Chorionic Villi / Q000473:pathology; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D010063:Ovum / Q000473:pathology*; D010921:Placenta Accreta / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology