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Elevated Second Trimester Alpha-Fetoprotein Increases the Risk of Placenta Accreta

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2023
Background: Placenta previa-accreta constitutes an increasing clinical problem, whose diagnosis remains challenging in obstetrics. The current work aimed to assess whether second-trimester serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) amounts are altered in pregnant ...
Fengge Wang, Dongmei Man, Shiguo Liu
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Management of unexpected placenta accreta spectrum cases in resource-poor settingsAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2023
BACKGROUND: On a global scale, cases of placenta accreta spectrum are often just identified during cesarean delivery because they are missed during antenatal care screening.
Rozi Aditya Aryananda, MD, Albaro José Nieto-Calvache, MD, Johannes J. Duvekot, PhD, Aditiawarman Aditiawarman, PhD, Marcus J. Rijken, PhD   +4 more
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Placenta accreta spectrum-a catastrophic situation in obstetrics [PDF]

Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, 2021
Placenta accreta is a significant obstetric complication in which the placenta is completely or focally adherent to the myometrium. The worldwide incidence of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is increasing day by day, mostly due to the increasing trends ...
Bhabani Pegu, Chitra Thiagaraju, Deepthi Nayak, Murali Subbaiah   +3 more
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Modified Delphi study of ultrasound signs associated with placenta accreta spectrum

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2023
To determine, by expert consensus through a modified Delphi process, the role of standardized and new ultrasound signs in the prenatal evaluation of patients at high risk of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS).
E. Jauniaux, F. D’Antonio, A. Bhide, F. Prefumo, R. Silver, A. Hussein, S. Shainker, F. Chantraine, Z. Alfirevic, A. Abuhamad, R. Aryananda, G. Calỉ, Conrado M Countinho, A. Dall'asta, Maria de Carvalho Afonso, V. Deniega, B. Einerson, K. Fox, Matúš Halaj, P. Hanulíková, A. Kennedy, J. Kingdom, C. Lees, Ky Leung, W. Leung, Zengping Liu, W. Henrich, R. Maymon, M. Mhallem, O. Morel, M. Rac, M. Rijken, J. Shih, V. Stefanovic, K. Sundberg, P. Woodward, Han Yang, N. Zosmer, L. Zuckerwise   +38 more
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Association between short interpregnancy interval and placenta accreta spectrumAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2022
BACKGROUND: The incidence of placenta accreta spectrum is increasing in parallel with the growing number of cesarean deliveries performed. A shorter interpregnancy interval following cesarean delivery may prevent adequate scar healing, which could impact
Hannah D. McLaughlin, MD, Ashley E. Benson, MD, Morgan A. Scaglione, MD, Jane S. Saviers-Steiger, BS, Dana R. Canfield, MD, Michelle P. Debbink, MD, PhD, Robert M. Silver, MD, Brett D. Einerson, MD   +7 more
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Cesarean scar defects and placental abnormalities – a 3 year survey study [PDF]

, 2017
The placenta is an essential organ for embryonic and fetal development, ensuring nutrient uptake, gas exchange (via the mother\u27s blood supply), waste elimination, thermo-regulation, immunological and hormonal factors, etc.
Bacalbașa, Nicolae, Bălălău, Denisa Oana, Stănescu, Anca D.   +2 more
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Placenta Accreta Spectrum Diagnosis Challenges and Controversies in Current Obstetrics: A Review

International Journal of Women's Health, 2023
Background Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is the most common obstetric complication in current obstetrics in which the placenta is fully or partially attached to the uterine myometrial layer at delivery.
Arcade Arakaza, Li Zou, Jian-wen Zhu
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Ultrasonography of the Explanted Uterus in Placenta Accreta Spectrum

Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2023
Severe lower uterine segment placenta accreta spectrum appears on postoperative ultrasonography and gross pathology as smooth, tapered extension of the placenta through a remodeled cesarean scar. OBJECTIVE: To better understand placenta accreta spectrum (
B. Einerson, A. Kennedy, R. Silver, D. Branch, J. Comstock, P. Woodward   +5 more
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A comparison of results following the treatment of placenta accreta and placenta increta using high-intensity focused ultrasound followed by hysteroscopic resection

International Journal of Hyperthermia, 2021
Objective To compare the safety and efficacy of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) followed by hysteroscopic resection for different placenta accreta spectrum disorders.
Zhenjiang Lin, Chunmei Gong, Qin Huang, Zhendong Zhang, Donghong Wang, Li Yuan, Xi Wang, Qiang An, Dayong Chen, Song Liu, Xiaofeng Zou, Raymond Setzen, Bing Yang, Lian Zhang   +13 more
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Training facilitated by interinstitutional collaboration and telemedicine: an alternative for improving results in the placenta accreta spectrum

AJOG Global Reports, 2021
Placenta accreta spectrum is a severe condition that requires trained, interdisciplinary group intervention. However, achieving the level of training that is required is difficult without academic programs or hospitals dedicated to teaching the necessary
Albaro José Nieto-Calvache, MD, José Miguel Palacios-Jaraquemada, MD, PhD, Lina María Vergara-Galliadi, MD, Alejandro Solo Nieto-Calvache, MD, Maria Andrea Zambrano, MD, Juan Manuel Burgos-Luna, MD   +5 more
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