Placenta percreta causing acute abdomen in the second trimester of pregnancy.
Two cases of acute abdomen due to haemoperitoneum caused by placenta percreta in the second trimester are presented. Both had a history of previous lower segment caesarean section, a factor well-known to predispose the condition. However, the rarity of the condition, presenting in mid pregnancy makes diagnosis and management difficult. Optimum ways of management are discussed.
Hussain
Munawar
M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.
Sarwar
Saba
S
Bhutta
Shireen Zulfiqar
SZ
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D002824:Chorionic Villi / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009215:Myometrium / Q000473:pathology; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second