A case of placenta increta presenting as delayed postabortal intraperitoneal bleeding in the first trimester.
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.
Son
Gahyun
G
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kwon
Jieun
J
Cho
Hyejin
H
Kim
Sangwun
S
Yoon
Bosung
B
Nam
Eunji
E
Kim
Jaehoon
J
Kim
Youngtae
Y
Kim
Jaewook
J
Cho
Namhoon
N
Kim
Sunghoon
S
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*