Placental polyp: a rare cause of iron deficiency anemia

• Main Authors: Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos (Author), Ricardo Santos Simões (Author), Aloísio Felipe-Silva (Author), Milena Degaspari Gonzales (Author), Eder Nisi Ilário (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Placental polyps are defined as pedunculated or polypoid fragments of placenta or ovular membranes retained for an indefinite period of time into the uterus after abortion or child birth. An important cause of retention is placental accretism, an abnormal adherence of the placenta into the uterine w...