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Case Report
Severe Asherman’s syndrome complicated with placenta increta conceived by intracytoplasmic sperm injection following hysteroscopic surgery
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Joetsu General Hospital, Joetsu City
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata City
3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata Prefectural Central Hospital, Joetsu City (Japan)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2012, 39(4), 547–549;
Published: 10 December 2012
Abstract

Although severe Asherman’s syndrome is a disease that may cause infertility, pregnancy and childbirth are possible by performing hysteroscopic surgery. However, the obstetrical outcome is not always satisfactory. We report a case where severe Asherman’s syndrome occurred following a cesarean section. Hysteroscopic surgery was performed due to secondary infertility, and pregnancy was achieved through a subsequent intracytoplasmic sperm injection. At 23 weeks of gestation, the patient was hospitalized due to the threat of premature labor, and a cesarean section was performed at 29 weeks of gestation after pregnancy-induced hypertension occurred. It was determined to be abnormal adherent placentation such as placenta increta through intraoperative findings, and a cesarean hysterectomy was performed. The pathological diagnosis of the uterus was placenta increta. Due to the risk of complications from placenta increta in pregnancies following hysteroscopic surgery in patients with severe Asherman’s syndrome, it is important to realize the high risk involved in such cases during the pregnancy course, and careful perinatal management should be required.
Keywords
Severe Asherman’s syndrome
Hysteroscopic surgery
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Cesarean hysterectomy
Placenta increta
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