Abstract
Placenta percreta is a rare but a life threatening condition. Control of massive haemorrhage is the first priority; however, the patient's desire for future fertility has to be taken into consideration. Nevertheless, in cases of massive haemorrhage, hysterectomy should be carried out without delay to prevent major complications or even maternal death. Here we present a case where we had to do a quick subtotal hysterectomy because of torrential bleed due to placenta percreta. <strong>Key words: </strong>Placenta percreta; hysterectomy; haemorrhage.<strong><em> </em></strong> DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljog.v32i2.3978">http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljog.v32i2.3978</a> <em>SLJOG </em>2010; 32(2): 39-40
Highlights
A morbidly adherent placenta attaches itself deeply into the myometrium
The villi grow into the basal decidua and may be in contact with the myometrium, in placenta increta the villi invade into the myometrium while in placenta percreta the chorionic villi invade deeply up to the serosa and may even attach to surrounding organs such as the urinary bladder and the bowel[1]
Placenta percreta constitutes about 5% of all cases of adherent placenta
Summary
Praveen Mohan[1], Sukhwinder Bajwa[1], Satish Sharma[1], Parwinder Kaur[1] Sri Lanka Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2010; 32: 39-40
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