OBJECTIVE: Placenta accreta is a life-threatening problem that is rising in incidence in the developed world. The increased risk of placenta accreta in women with placenta previa and 1 or more prior cesarean deliveries is well established and prompts careful sonographic evaluation. Our objective was to emphasize that accreta is also identified at sites other than cesarean scars. METHODS: Two cases of placenta accreta without placenta previa seen in association with uterine scarring from myomectomy and uterine fibroids are described. RESULTS: The sonographic and magnetic resonance imaging findings of accreta are reviewed in the classic setting of prior cesarean deliveries as well as myomectomy and uterine fibroids. CONCLUSIONS: We suggest that when the placenta overlies any uterine abnormality, a careful search for invasive placentation is warranted.
OBJECTIVE:Placenta accreta is a life-threatening problem that is rising in incidence in the developed world. The increased risk of placenta accreta in women with placenta previa and 1 or more prior cesarean deliveries is well established and prompts careful sonographic evaluation. Our objective was to emphasize that accreta is also identified at sites other than cesarean scars. METHODS: Two cases of placenta accreta without placenta previa seen in association with uterine scarring from myomectomy and uterine fibroids are described. RESULTS: The sonographic and magnetic resonance imaging findings of accreta are reviewed in the classic setting of prior cesarean deliveries as well as myomectomy and uterine fibroids. CONCLUSIONS: We suggest that when the placenta overlies any uterine abnormality, a careful search for invasive placentation is warranted.
Authors: D J Lyell; A M Faucett; R J Baer; Y J Blumenfeld; M L Druzin; Y Y El-Sayed; G M Shaw; R J Currier; L L Jelliffe-Pawlowski Journal: J Perinatol Date: 2015-04-30 Impact factor: 2.521
Authors: Kathryn E Fitzpatrick; Susan Sellers; Patsy Spark; Jennifer J Kurinczuk; Peter Brocklehurst; Marian Knight Journal: PLoS One Date: 2012-12-27 Impact factor: 3.240
Authors: Cynthia M Farquhar; Zhuoyang Li; Sarah Lensen; Claire McLintock; Wendy Pollock; Michael J Peek; David Ellwood; Marian Knight; Caroline Se Homer; Geraldine Vaughan; Alex Wang; Elizabeth Sullivan Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2017-10-05 Impact factor: 2.692