Placental adherence to small bowel: An uncommon appearance of placenta percreta; Managed without intestinal resection

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...

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Main Authors: Cimona Lyn Saldanha, Insha Khan, Mohd Ilyas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Acta Medica International
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Online Access:http://www.actamedicainternational.com/article.asp?issn=2349-0578;year=2018;volume=5;issue=1;spage=50;epage=51;aulast=Saldanha
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description 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.
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spelling doaj.art-fbc8fc04e05b45a883dd97d471cf92a92022-12-21T17:56:28ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsActa Medica International2349-05782349-08962018-01-0151505110.4103/ami.ami_72_17Placental adherence to small bowel: An uncommon appearance of placenta percreta; Managed without intestinal resectionCimona Lyn SaldanhaInsha KhanMohd IlyasPlacenta 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.http://www.actamedicainternational.com/article.asp?issn=2349-0578;year=2018;volume=5;issue=1;spage=50;epage=51;aulast=SaldanhaPlacenta percretasmall bowel invasionsubtotal hysterectomy
spellingShingle Cimona Lyn Saldanha
Insha Khan
Mohd Ilyas
Placental adherence to small bowel: An uncommon appearance of placenta percreta; Managed without intestinal resection
Acta Medica International
Placenta percreta
small bowel invasion
subtotal hysterectomy
title Placental adherence to small bowel: An uncommon appearance of placenta percreta; Managed without intestinal resection
title_full Placental adherence to small bowel: An uncommon appearance of placenta percreta; Managed without intestinal resection
title_fullStr Placental adherence to small bowel: An uncommon appearance of placenta percreta; Managed without intestinal resection
title_full_unstemmed Placental adherence to small bowel: An uncommon appearance of placenta percreta; Managed without intestinal resection
title_short Placental adherence to small bowel: An uncommon appearance of placenta percreta; Managed without intestinal resection
title_sort placental adherence to small bowel an uncommon appearance of placenta percreta managed without intestinal resection
topic Placenta percreta
small bowel invasion
subtotal hysterectomy
url http://www.actamedicainternational.com/article.asp?issn=2349-0578;year=2018;volume=5;issue=1;spage=50;epage=51;aulast=Saldanha
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