title: Conservative surgical management of placenta accreta: a report of 3 cases.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Placenta accreta is often diagnosed at the time of delivery and is a cause of postpartum hemorrhage, morbidity and mortality. The standard treatment for placenta accreta is hysterectomy to avoid acute blood loss and shock. A conservative surgical approach to the treatment of placenta accreta will allow immediate cure while preserving the patient's future fertility.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 39-year-old woman with placenta accreta diagnosed at the time of vaginal delivery was successfully treated with resection of the placental implantation site. A 33-year-old woman and a 35-year-old woman with placenta accreta/increta diagnosed at the time of cesarean section were successfully treated with resection of the placental implantation site. One patient has since conceived and given birth.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Placenta accreta and placenta increta can be safely and successfully treated, in some well-selected cases, by resection of the placental implantation site and uterine repair. This conservative surgical management provides immediate therapy, reduces blood loss and preserves fertility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Palms West Hospital, 603 Village Boulevard, Suite 201, West Palm Beach, Loxahatchee, FL 33409, USA. spmlc@comcast.net
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pliskow
authors.forename: Xiaorong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kohner
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kapnick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000601:surgery*; D010921:Placenta Accreta / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014599:Uterus / Q000601:surgery*