Placenta Percreta Resulting in Incomplete Spontaneous Abortion in First Trimester

Abstract

Placenta percreta is a rare complication potentially fatal to fetus and the mother. We present here a 41-year-old female patient who underwent curettage for incomplete abortion at 6th week of pregnancy. She had persistent vaginal bleeding for 2 months after the curettage, for which she was treated with hysterectomy. Preoperative ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) made the diagnosis of placenta percreta. Postoperative pathological examination confirmed this diagnosis.

Keywords

• incomplete abortion
• magnetic resonance imaging
• placenta percreta
• ul
• trasonography