Placenta percreta invading the urinary bladder

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2005 Mar;271(3):274-5. doi: 10.1007/s00404-004-0651-9. Epub 2004 Jul 27.

Abstract

Introduction: Placenta percreta is a rare obstetric complication causing life-threatening hemorrhage.

Case report: The case of a woman with a placenta percreta invading the urinary bladder treated by cesarean hysterectomy and partial bladder resection is presented. Overall estimated blood loss was 11,130 ml, and 59 units of various blood products were transfused.

Conclusion: Obstetricians and urologists should be aware of this rare condition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cesarean Section
  • Cystectomy
  • Female
  • Hematuria / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Placenta Accreta / diagnosis*
  • Placenta Accreta / surgery*
  • Postpartum Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Postpartum Hemorrhage / surgery
  • Pregnancy
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
  • Urinary Bladder / pathology*
  • Urinary Bladder / surgery