A CASE REPORT OF PLACENTA SUCCENTURIATA

Abstract

Placenta succenturiate is a morphological abnormality of the placenta where one or more of the lobes are present outside the placental body. These can have different sizes and are connected by blood vessels to the main placenta. The accessory lobe develops from the chorionic villi that did not involute from the mild chorion. The estimated incidence worldwide is 1.04%. This entity has been associated with two main risk factors, advanced maternal age and women who have undergone in vitro fertilization. case report: Herein, we report a case of pregnancy with an incidental nding of succenturiate lobe of placenta in a 30-year G2P1L1 at 38 weeks +6 days' gestation presented to our emergency with pain in lower abdomen. she was admitted in the labor room where she delivered a healthy male baby. The placenta was delivered out along with membranes intoto by controlled cord traction. It had a small accessory lobe, a size of two cotyledons in the membranes at a distance from the main placenta. This accessory lobe had vascular connections with the main placenta. Conclusion: the succenturiate placenta is a morphological abnormality, and is generally diagnosed in the postpartum period, but the ultrasonography guided recognition of which in the antenatal period is important. This variety of placenta carries many risks that can compromise the health and life of both the fetus and the mother