Placental blood flow disappears coincident with a fall in human chorionic gonadotropin to undetectable levels in conservative management of placenta accreta

Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2014 Sep:180:199-201. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.05.020. Epub 2014 Jun 2.

Authors

Saeko Imai¹, Eiji Kondoh², Kaoru Kawasaki¹, Haruta Mogami¹, Akihiko Ueda¹, Shigeaki Umeoka³, Ikuo Konishi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
² Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan. Electronic address: kondo@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
³ Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.

PMID: 24916034
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.05.020

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Observational Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Cesarean Section
Chorionic Gonadotropin / blood*
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Placenta / blood supply*
Placenta / diagnostic imaging
Placenta Accreta / blood
Placenta Accreta / diagnostic imaging*
Placenta Accreta / pathology
Postpartum Period*
Pregnancy
Remission, Spontaneous
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
Watchful Waiting

Substances

Chorionic Gonadotropin