Placenta percreta occurring in second trimester of pregnancy causing rupture of myomectomy scarred uterus: A case report and review literature

Authors

  • Nutthaporn Chandeying

Keywords:

Placenta percreta, spontaneous uterine rupture, impending hypovolemic shock, cardiac arrest

Abstract

Spontaneous uterine rupture due to placenta percreta in the second trimester is extremely rare. The author reports a case of non-specific symptoms of placenta percreta causing rupture of myomectomy scarred uterus at 27-week pregnancy. The case described of an elderly woman with the unconsciousness and impending hypovolemic shock, and followed by cardiac arrested. After successful cardiopulmonary support, the exploratory laparotomy revealed a hemoperitoneum, dead fetus in utero, fundal uterine rupture site, and trophoblastic tissue infiltration through three layers of the uterus. The patient had been performed emergency
hysterectomy and bilateral salpingectomy.

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2017-08-28

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Chandeying N. Placenta percreta occurring in second trimester of pregnancy causing rupture of myomectomy scarred uterus: A case report and review literature. Health Sci Tech Rev [Internet]. 2017 Aug. 28 [cited 2024 Dec. 31];10(2). Available from: https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/journalup/article/view/97973

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2017): May - August

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Academic Article

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