PLACENTA PREVIA ACCRETA WITH DELAYED HYSTERECTOMY

Authors
MATTHEWS NM MCCOWAN LME PATTEN P
Citation
Nm. Matthews et al., PLACENTA PREVIA ACCRETA WITH DELAYED HYSTERECTOMY, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 36(4), 1996, pp. 476-479
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00048666
Volume
36
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
476 - 479
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-8666(1996)36:4<476:PPAWDH>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
A case of placenta praevia accreta is described. Delivery was achieved by Caesarean section and the placenta was left in place because of th e risk of haemorrhage. Successful internal iliac artery embolization w as performed 9 days postpartum to control uterine bleeding. Hysterecto my was performed at 55 days postpartum because of bleeding and sepsis.