title: A case of placenta increta presenting as delayed postabortal intraperitoneal bleeding in the first trimester.
abstract: Placenta increta is an uncommon and life-threatening complication of pregnancy characterized by complete or partial absence of the decidua basalis. Placenta increta usually presents with vaginal bleeding during difficult placental removal in the third-trimester. Although placenta increta may complicate first and early second-trimester pregnancy loss, the diagnosis can be very difficult during early pregnancy and thus the lesion is difficult to identify. We encountered with a woman who was diagnosed with placenta increta after receiving emergency hysterectomy due to intraperitoneal bleeding 2 months after an uncomplicated dilatation and curettage in the first trimester. Therefore, we report this case with a brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Gahyun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Jieun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Hyejin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Sangwun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Bosung
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Eunji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Jaehoon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Youngtae
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jaewook
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Namhoon
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Sunghoon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010921:Placenta Accreta / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*