[Placenta accreta - case report].
OBJECTIVE
To draw attention to the issue of placenta accreta, which is nowadays one of the main indications for a postpartum hysterectomy.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Kolín.


METHODS
We report a case of a patient that needed a hysterectomy after the elective cesarean section because of placenta accreta and risk of a life-threatening bleeding.


CONCLUSIONS
Placenta accreta is a life-threatening diagnosis, which is due to the growing number of caesarea sections becoming a serious perinatal problem. For most patients, the method of choice is elective cesarean section followed by hysterectomy. For women who wish to preserve fertility, a conservative procedure may be considered.
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D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D010921:Placenta Accreta / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy