Placental adherence to small bowel: An uncommon appearance of placenta percreta; Managed without intestinal resection
oleh: Cimona Lyn Saldanha, Insha Khan, Mohd Ilyas
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| Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Placenta percreta is an uncommon and potentially fatal condition in pregnancy. It can invade the adjacent structures of uterus including the urinary bladder, rectum, and small bowel. The invasion of bladder is common but that of small bowel is extremely rare. This report presents a case of placenta percreta with small bowel invasion which was managed without intestinal resection.