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Spontaneous Uterine Rupture with Placenta Percreta: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Arkutu A. A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1980.tb00195.x
Subject(s) - medicine , placenta percreta , complication , uterine rupture , etiology , hysterectomy , obstetrics , pregnancy , placenta , abdominal hysterectomy , uterus , gynecology , placenta diseases , surgery , fetus , genetics , biology
A case of spontaneous uterine rupture resulting from placenta percreta is described. The patient was treated by cesarean section and abdominal hysterectomy. The etiology, clinical features and management of this rare complication of pregnancy are briefly discussed.