Placenta Accreta Syndrome

Description

Placenta accreta comprises a spectrum of disorders where all or part of the placenta becomes attached to the muscular wall of the uterus, which can result in life-threatening hemorrhage at the time of delivery. Previous surgical procedures (including cesarean delivery) and placenta previa are important risk factors, and the incidence is dramatically increasing. This important practical guide to how clinicians should diagnose and manage placenta accreta will be an invaluable reference for all obstetricians and maternal-fetal specialists.

Table of Contents

1. Preface
2. Placenta accreta: Epidemiology and risk factors By Daniela Carusi
3. Pathophysiology of accreta By Eric Jauniaux, Amar Bhide, and Graham J Burton
4. Ultrasound diagnosis of the morbidly adherent placenta By Eliza M Berkley and Alfred Abuhamad
5. MRI diagnosis of accreta By Andrew D Hull and Michele A. Brown
6. Optimal timing of delivery of placenta accreta By Carolyn Haunschild and Deirdre Lyell
7. Surgical management of placenta accreta By William M. Burke, Annette Perez-Delboy, and Jason D. Wright
8. Conservative management of placenta accreta By Loïc Sentilhes, Gilles Kayem, and Robert M. Silver
9. Role of interventional radiology in the management of abnormal placentation By Vineet K. Shrivastava, Gladys A. Ramos, and Michael P. Nageotte
10. Center of excellence for morbidly adherent placenta By Karin A. Fox, Alireza A. Shamshirsaz, and Michael A. Belfort
11. Blood management for patients with placenta accreta By Andra H. James and Evelyn Lockhart
12. Anesthetic considerations for placenta accreta By Erin Martin and Thomas Archer

Editor Biography

Robert M. Silver, M.D., is Co-Director of Labor and Delivery, Chief of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Interim Chair, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.