title: Ultrasound Detection of Bladder-Uterovaginal Anastomoses in Morbidly Adherent Placenta.
abstract: Vascular control is a fundamental step in the surgical management of morbidly adherent placenta (MAP), and this implies a precise knowledge of the vascular supply in the lower part of the genital tract. High degrees of MAP are sometimes characterised by the presence of a rich vascular anastomotic system between the bladder, uterus, and vagina involving the superior, medial, and inferior vaginal and the lower vesical arteries. This brief report shows that prenatal ultrasound assessment of bladder-uterovaginal anastomoses in MAP is feasible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Arnas Civico Hospital, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calì
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Antonio
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Forlani
authors.forename: Ilan E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Timor-Tritsch
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Palacios-Jaraquemada
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014599:Uterus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Doppler ultrasound; Morbidly adherent placenta; Prenatal diagnosis