Placenta percreta is a condition where the placenta penetrates the uterine wall and attaches itself to the urinary bladder or rectum. Placenta percreta, placenta accreta, and placenta increta are diagnosed by how deep the placenta penetrates the uterine wall. The...
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Normally, the placenta will have a naturally occurring cleavage plane that separates it from the uterine wall. This allows for easy removal or expulsion of the placenta following a delivery either vaginally or by cesarean section. In roughly one out...
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