Vascular Subinvolution of the Placental Implantation Site as the Cause of Hysterectomy.

Vascular subinvolution of the placental bed is one of the uncommon but life-threatening forms of secondary postpartum hemorrhage. Studies on subinvolution of the implantation site are sparse and there is a scarcity of practice-based literature for this diagnosis. A 40-year-old woman with vaginal bleeding and light-headedness was admitted a few days after spontaneous abortion.