Diseases

Placenta Accreta

Abnormal placentation in which all or parts of the PLACENTA are attached directly to the MYOMETRIUM due to a complete or partial absence of DECIDUA. It is associated with POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE because of the failure of placental separation.

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Abstract

Abnormal placentation in which all or parts of the PLACENTA are attached directly to the MYOMETRIUM due to a complete or partial absence of DECIDUA. It is associated with POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE because of the failure of placental separation.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Accreta, Placenta
  • Morbidly Adherent Placenta
  • Placenta Accreta Spectrum
  • Placenta Increta
  • Placenta Percreta
  • Accreta Spectrum, Placenta
  • Adherent Placenta, Morbidly
  • Increta, Placenta
  • Morbidly Adherent Placentas
  • Percreta, Placenta
  • Placenta, Morbidly Adherent

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32 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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check the tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Placenta Accreta. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010921. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010921
  2. Placenta Accreta. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placenta_accreta_spectrum
  3. Placenta Accreta. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q517856