Naslov
Vaginal delivery through annular placenta - Case report

Autori
Živković, Nikica ; Krezo, Stipe ; Matijević, Ratko ; Živković, Krešimir

Izvornik
Croatian medical journal (0353-9504) 54 (2013), 2; 203-205

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
annular placenta; vaginal delivery; hemorrhage

Sažetak
This is a case report about gravida 4 para 1 who had uneventful course of pregnancy and normal labor ending in vaginal delivery followed by moderate postpartum hemorrhage. Hemorrhage was found to be local in origin but the placenta was found to be annular in shape and the newborn was delivered through one of the openings. Annular or zonary or ring shaped placenta is extremely rare morphological type of the human placenta frequently ending in operative delivery. In this case implantation site of lower part of the placenta was in lower uterine segment but high enough to allow the passage of the fetus through its annular defect and vaginal birth.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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