Lessons learnt from two women with morbidly adherent placentas and a review of literature

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 298-303

  Thia, Edwin W H ^a   Tan, Lay Kok ^a   Devendra, Kanagalingam ^a   Yong, Tze Tein ^a   Tan, Hak Koon ^a   Ho, Tew Hong ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Management; Obstetric haemorrhage; Placenta accreta; Placenta increta; Placenta percreta

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLACENTA ACCRETA; PLACENTA PREVIA; PRENATAL CARE; SCREENING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

EID: 34548182546     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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