Obstetrics: Placenta Abnormalities
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What is the term for a placenta that protrudes through the uterine serosa?

  • Placenta previa
  • Placenta percreta (correct)
  • Placenta increta
  • Placenta accreta
  • Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for placenta accreta?

  • Prior uterine surgery
  • Advanced paternal age (correct)
  • Placenta previa
  • Unexplained elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MS-AFP)
  • What is the significance of the loss of the normal hypoechoic retroplacental-myometrial interface on sonography?

  • It suggests placenta accreta (correct)
  • It rules out the possibility of placenta accreta
  • It indicates a low-lying placenta
  • It confirms the presence of placenta previa
  • What is the characteristic of the blood flow in placenta increta or placenta percreta on color Doppler ultrasound?

    <p>Turbulent or 'tornado' blood flow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a placenta that is abnormally adherent to the uterine wall after delivery?

    <p>Placenta accreta</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the presence of focal exophytic masses on sonography?

    <p>It suggests placenta accreta</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of placental lakes on sonography?

    <p>They are anechoic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a placenta that invades the myometrium more deeply?

    <p>Placenta increta</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the demonstration of vessels crossing the placental-myometrial disruption site on color Doppler ultrasound?

    <p>It suggests placenta accreta</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the absence of the normal subplacental venous flow on color Doppler ultrasound?

    <p>It suggests placenta accreta</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Placenta Anomalies

    • Placenta accreta: a placenta that is abnormally adherent to the uterine wall after delivery
    • Placenta increta: a placenta that invades the myometrium more deeply than accreta
    • Placenta percreta: a placenta that protrudes through the uterine serosa, at least in part

    Risk Factors for Placenta Accreta

    • Prior uterine surgery, with increasing risk with increasing number of prior cesarean deliveries
    • Placenta previa
    • Unexplained elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MS-AFP)
    • Increased maternal cell-free placental lactogen
    • Advancing maternal age

    Characteristics of Placenta Accreta

    • Presence of a coexisting placenta previa in the majority of cases
    • The adherent portion of the placenta is often low in the uterus, in the region of a prior cesarean scar

    Sonographic Findings of Placenta Accreta

    • Loss of the normal hypoechoic retroplacental-myometrial interface
    • Thinning or disruption of the hyperechoic subvesicular uterine myometrium/serosa
    • Presence of focal exophytic masses
    • Numerous placental lakes

    Color Doppler Ultrasound Findings

    • Diffuse lacunar blood flow throughout the placenta
    • Dilated vascular channels between the placenta and bladder or cervix
    • Absence of the normal subplacental venous flow
    • Demonstration of vessels crossing the placental-myometrial disruption site

    Characteristics of Placenta Increta or Percreta

    • Greatly increased vascular lacunae with turbulent or “tornado” blood flow

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    This quiz covers placenta abnormalities, including placenta accreta, increta, and percreta, and their risk factors, such as prior uterine surgery and placenta previa.

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