The Importance of a Late First Trimester Placental Sonogram in Patients at Risk of Abnormal Placentation

• Main Authors: Felipe Moretti (Author), Maria Merziotis (Author), Zachary M. Ferraro (Author), Lawrence Oppenheimer (Author), Karen Fung Kee Fung (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Placenta accreta is a potentially life-threatening obstetrical condition and is responsible for many emergency Caesarean hysterectomies. Early prenatal diagnosis may help minimize maternal morbidity and mortality. This report highlights risk factors, early diagnostic findings and complic...