Placenta increta and cocaine abuse in a grand multipara leading to a second trimester rupture of an unscarred uterus: a case report.
A case of a uterine rupture in a grand multiparous patient with an unscarred uterus at 19 weeks' gestation secondary to placenta increta and cocaine abuse is presented. This was a diagnostically difficult case where abnormal implantation of the placenta, grand multiparity, and cocaine abuse were all contributors to the uterine rupture.
Palmer
James M
JM
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Florida, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33606, USA. jpalmer@hsc.usf.edu
Indermaur
Megan D
MD
Tebes
Christine C
CC
Spellacy
William N
WN
D000328:Adult; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010298:Parity; D010921:Placenta Accreta; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000209:etiology*