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Complete resolution of diffuse placenta increta in a primigravida with twin pregnancy: Sonographic monitoring
Author(s) -
Cho FuNan,
Liu ChengBin,
Li JuYueh,
Chen SanNung
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20768
Subject(s) - medicine , placenta , methotrexate , pregnancy , embolization , radiology , obstetrics , twin pregnancy , vaginal bleeding , cervical pregnancy , retained placenta , surgery , fetus , ectopic pregnancy , genetics , biology
We report a case of timely diagnosis of placenta increta by sonography during the third stage of labor, which avoided any attempt at manual removal of a retained placenta and thus prevented additional postpartum bleeding. The use of intra‐cervical injection of vasopressin and methotrexate and application of transcatheter arterial embolization of bilateral uterine arteries and right internal iliac arteries resulted in a good outcome. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2011;