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Placenta Percreta Presenting as Intra‐Abdominal Antepartum Haemorrhage
Author(s) -
Welch Ian D.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1970.tb00404.x
Subject(s) - medicine , placenta accreta , placenta percreta , antepartum haemorrhage , abdominal pain , postpartum haemorrhage , obstetrics , placenta , pregnancy , abdominal hysterectomy , abdominal pregnancy , hysterectomy , surgery , fetus , gestation , genetics , biology
Summary A case is reported of placenta percreta presenting as an antepartum intra‐peritoneal haemorrhage at 32‐34 weeks in a New Guinea woman. The patient had a history of previous partial placenta accreta and postpartum haemorrhage treated conservatively. The warning signs of abdominal pain, usually with progressive anaemia, occurring during pregnancy in a woman with a suspicious history of previous third stage trouble, may alert the obstetrician to this rare condition.