| Defective placental adhesion in voluntary termination of second-trimester pregnancy and risk of recurrence in subsequent pregnancies. | |
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PMID: 21609201 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Abstract Objective. To evaluate the prevalence of defective placental adhesion (DPA) in voluntary termination of second-trimester pregnancy and the risk of DPA recurrence in subsequent pregnancies. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed the records of all patients who underwent voluntary second-trimester pregnancy termination in the period between January 2000 and December 2009. In all cases, the fetus and the placenta were submitted to pathological examination accordingly to our clinical protocol. Results. Four hundred twenty-seven cases of voluntary termination of second-trimester pregnancy were included in the study. Ten histologically confirmed cases of placenta accreta were observed (2.3%). Two patients with histological diagnosis of placenta accreta were lost at follow-up. Among the eight remaining patients, six had further pregnancies. Overall, nine pregnancies were recorded, and placenta accreta recurred in one patient. Conclusions. This study shows that DPA occurs in 2.3% of second-trimester voluntary termination of pregnancy; these patients should have an accurate ultrasound examination of the placenta in subsequent pregnancies. |
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Matteo Morotti; Silvia Podestà; Yuri Musizzano; Pier Luigi Venturini; Giorgio Bentivoglio; Ezio Fulcheri; Simone Ferrero |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-5-24 |
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Title: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians Volume: - ISSN: 1476-4954 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 May |
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Created Date: 2011-5-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101136916 Medline TA: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Martino Hospital and University of Genoa , Genoa , Italy. |
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