title: Per operative discovery of placenta praevia percreta: a case report.
abstract: Placenta percreta is a rare pathological entity with challenging diagnostic and therapeutic requirements especially for resource limited settings. We present here the case of a 40 year old woman with a per operative diagnosis of placenta accreta during a caesarian section indicated for placenta praevia. We highlight the diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties associated with this condition especially in low resource settings. Physicians performing caesarian sections should be prepared for complex intra-operative findings in high risk patients.
authors.affiliation: Centre for the Development of Best Practices in Health (CDBPH), Yaoundé Central Hospital, Avenue Henri Dunant, Messa, PO Box 87, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mbuagbaw
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicines and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé 1, PO Box 1364, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Frederick Lifangi-Ikomi
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Morfaw
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D010921:Placenta Accreta / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010923:Placenta Previa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy
keywords: Placenta Praevia Percreta; caesarian section; vaginal bleeding