Placenta percreta invading the urinary bladder.
BACKGROUND
Placenta percreta is a rare obstetric complication causing life-threatening hemorrhage.


METHODS
The case of a woman with a placenta percreta invading the urinary bladder treated by cesarean hysterectomy and partial bladder resection is presented. Overall estimated blood loss was 11,130 ml, and 59 units of various blood products were transfused.


CONCLUSIONS
Obstetricians and urologists should be aware of this rare condition.
Takai
Noriyuki
N
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Hasama-machi, Oita 879-5593, Japan. takai@med.oita-u.ac.jp
Eto
Masako
M
Sato
Fuminori
F
Mimata
Hiromitsu
H
Miyakawa
Isao
I
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D015653:Cystectomy; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010921:Placenta Accreta / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery