IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 49 / Issue 3 / DOI: 10.31083/j.ceog4903074
Open Access Case Report
Placenta previa percreta following caesarean delivery: two case reports
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Mostar, 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Mostar, 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
*Correspondence: npenava@yahoo.com (Nikolina Penava); dejan.tiric@gmail.com (Dejan Tirić)
Academic Editor: Michael H. Dahan
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2022, 49(3), 74; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog4903074
Submitted: 2 February 2021 | Revised: 11 March 2021 | Accepted: 22 March 2021 | Published: 19 March 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Caesarean Section Today - “Caesarology in the 21st Century”)
Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is a clinical term used to describe the abnormal trophoblast invasion into the myometrium of the uterine wall and may enter into the serosa or even into adjacent organs. It is associated with severe obstetric haemorrhage and often requires emergency hysterectomy, which is one of the foremost causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. The vast of these conditions are seen in women with a history of previous caesarean section and placenta previa. Cases: In this study we present two cases of a rare type of PAS, placenta percreta, in women with a history of previous caesarean section (CS). Both instances were diagnosed prenatally, using the method of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. They were scheduled for deliveries by CS, and both were hysterectomized. These diagnoses were confirmed in histopathological findings. Conclusion: Considering sparse published data and absence of well conducted studies, optimal management is still undefined. Caesarean hysterectomy is still the gold standard treatment for placenta accreta spectrum proposed by many societies as an absolute and final treatment.

Keywords
Placenta accreta spectrum
Placenta percreta
Caesarean section
Total hysterectomy
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