title: Placenta percreta causing acute abdomen in the second trimester of pregnancy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.
authors.forename: Munawar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Saba
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarwar
authors.forename: Shireen Zulfiqar
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Bhutta
mesh_terms: 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