title: Cornual placenta accreta managed by postpartum total laparoscopic hysterectomy.
abstract: The patient presented here delivered at 32 weeks' gestation after expectant management of spontaneous preterm membrane rupture. She had an unusually located placenta accreta at the left cornu that required a hysterectomy for treatment. The type of abnormal placentation and the laparoscopic approach to her surgery were unique features of her care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Division of Advanced Laparoscopy and Pelvic Pain, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Electronic address: matthew_siedhoff@med.unc.edu.
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Siedhoff
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Dana M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Division of Advanced Laparoscopy and Pelvic Pain, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Quinn K
authors.initials: QK
authors.lastname: Lippmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Division of Advanced Laparoscopy and Pelvic Pain, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Austin D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Findley
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Division of Advanced Laparoscopy and Pelvic Pain, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Steege
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Neeta L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Vora
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010921:Placenta Accreta / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Laparoscopic hysterectomy; Placenta accreta; Postpartum hysterectomy; Premature rupture of membranes; Preterm