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ArticleTitle | Value of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Placental Abruption |
AuthorList | Mariko Kikutani, Kaisuke Ishihara and Tsutomu Araki |
Affiliation | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nippon Medical School |
Language | EN |
Volume | 70 |
Issue | 3 |
Year | 2003 |
Page | 227-233 |
Received | October 21, 2002 |
Accepted | November 27, 2002 |
Keywords | placental abruption, ultrasonography, placental edge separation, apgar score, disseminated intravascular coagulation |
Abstract | Placental abruption is a serious cause of fetal mortality. We retrospectively reviewed 24 patients with placental abruption who underwent cesarean section to evaluate ultrasonographic images with reference to the clinical findings and fetal and maternal prognosis. Fourteen of these patients presenting with placental edge separation and persistent hematoma showed a significantly smaller area of abruption, a smaller amount of intraoperative bleeding, a smaller incidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation, and a higher Apgar score as compared to the 10 patients with a thickened placenta. The patients with thickened placenta tended to have a typical clinical presentation, whereas those with plancental edge separation and hematoma appeared to have an atypical and mild clinical manifestation. It was concluded that ultrasonography is useful in the diagnosis of mild and atypical placental abruption. |
Correspondence to | Mariko Kikutani, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nippon Medical School Second Hospital, 1-396 Kosugi-cho, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 211-8533, Japan kikutakemari@aol.com |
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