title: Conservative and timely treatment in retained products of conception: a case report of placenta accreta ritention.
abstract: The term retained products of conception (RPOC) refers to intrauterine tissue that develops after conception and persists after medical and surgical pregnancy termination, miscarriage, and vaginal or cesarean delivery. One of the most important factor risk for RPOC is placenta accreta, defined as "the abnormal adherence, either in whole or in part, of the afterbirth to the underlying uterine wall". We report a case of a 37 years old woman referred to our gynecologic department with irregular vaginal bleeding. On her medical history, she had a cesarean occurred 3 months before. Ultrasonography revealed in the uterine cavity hyperechoic mass, treated with curettage. Two weeks later the curettage, patient complained still vaginal bleeding. On the transvaginal ultrasound, the uterine cavity was occupied again by a hyperechoic mass. She underwent to hysteroscopic resection and histological diagnosis was compatible with placenta accreta residual. In the follow up she had not complications. Early diagnosis, prompt evaluation of bleeding is important for timely treatment and for preventing immediate complications and demolitive approach. A careful follow up is necessary to prevent late consequences. The purpose of this study is to report our experience in timely diagnosis and conservative management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology University of Rome "Sapienza" Italy.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guarino
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology University of Rome "Sapienza" Italy.
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Benedetto
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology University of Rome "Sapienza" Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Assorgi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology University of Rome "Sapienza" Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rocca
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology University of Rome "Sapienza" Italy.
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Caserta
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003475:Curettage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010921:Placenta Accreta / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Retained products of conception; placenta accreta; postpartum bleeding