Placenta accreta in the first trimester of pregnancy: Sonographic findings

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 100-103

  Wong, Hong Soo ^a   Zuccollo, Jane ^a   Tait, John ^b   Pringle, Kevin Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

First trimester; Placenta accreta; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOMETRIUM; PLACENTA ACCRETA; PREMATURE LABOR;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DECIDUA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; PLACENTA ACCRETA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 62849110846     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20487     Document Type: Article

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