Clinical Experience with Organ-Preserving Surgery in Placenta Accreta

Abstract

Introduction. A higher number of repeated cesarean sections determine a higher risk of placental ingrowth into the scar area of the uterus. The absence of current clinical guidelines in this field necessitates the need for development of various methods for organ-preserving surgery in placenta accreta, which preserve a woman’s reproductive function, as well as reduce risks for future pregnancies and childbirth.Materials and methods. The paper presents the successful clinical experience of organ-preserving surgical treatment of placental ingrowth, excluding the stage of fundal cesarean section (Perinatal Center, Noyabrsk, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District).Case description. The paper describes two clinical cases of successful organ-preserving surgical treatment of placental ingrowth with preservation of reproductive function and provision of a more favorable prognosis for subsequent reproductive plans due to excluding formation of two scars on the uterus in different localizations.Results and discussion. Early dissection of adhesions in order to provide access to the surgical site is crucial and reduces the blood loss after fetal extraction and the risk of intraoperative complications such as bladder, ureteric and intestinal injury. Temporary compression hemostasis via performing endovascular temporary balloon occlusion of the infrarenal aorta, or via temporary turnstile hemostasis using a Foley catheter, allows for organpreserving surgery that excludes the formation of two scars on the uterus in different localizations without increasing the amount of blood loss.Conclusion. Surgical tactics in organ-preserving treatment of placental ingrowth excludes the stage of fundal cesarean section, and involves the cesarean section at the border of the uterine-placental hernia and the body of the uterus with subsequent metroplasty. The surgery performed demonstrate the optimal result – a relatively low blood loss, a short duration of the operation and, above all, more favorable prognosis for subsequent reproduction.