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Placenta accreta: a problem of increasing clinical significance.

Louis N. Weckstein, J S Masserman, Thomas J. Garite

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Placenta accreta in association with placenta previa and previous cesarean delivery is a condition of increasing clinical significance. A case report of a woman with placenta percreta is presented. Risk factors, incidence, and management are discussed. Recommendations for preoperative and intraoperative management are presented.

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Key concepts: Medicine, Placenta accreta, Placenta previa, Placenta Percreta, Obstetrics, Clinical significance, Placenta, Incidence (geometry)