title: Placenta accreta: a case study.
abstract: Placenta accreta is a placenta implantation that results in an abnormal firm adherence to the uterine wall. The placenta is attached directly to the myometrium. Placenta increta extends in the myometrium into the uterine musculature. The most severe form of accreta is percreta. In placenta percreta, penetration of the trophoblast through the myometrium possibly occurs into the peritoneum and invades adjunct organs.
authors.affiliation: Women's & Children's Service, Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, NC, USA. ptcampbwll@novanthealth.org
authors.forename: Patricia T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010921:Placenta Accreta / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy