Cocooned by complications: fetal survival through placental adherence.

BMJ Case Rep

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK.

Published: June 2016

We report a case of a 31-year-old woman with 2 previous caesarean deliveries who presented a diagnostic dilemma. She underwent caesarean section where she was found to have a uterine scar dehiscence with an adherent placenta and required a hysterectomy. While individually representing high risk to the mother and/or fetus, the combination in this case protected the fetus.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4932413PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2015-213427DOI Listing

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