Conservative Management of Morbidly Adherent Anterior Situated Placenta

Summary

Placenta accreta is defined as abnormal trophoblast invasion of part or the entire placenta into the myometrium of the uterine wall. Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS), formerly known as morbidly adherent placenta, refers to the range of pathologic adherence of the placenta, including placenta increta, percreta, and accreta.

An important risk factor of placenta accreta is placenta previa in the presence of a uterine scar. Placenta previa is an independent risk factor for placenta accreta.Additional reported risk factors for placenta accreta include increased maternal age and multiparity, other prior uterine surgery, prior uterine curettage,uterine irradiation, Asherman syndrome, uterine leiomyomata, uterine anomalies, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and smoking. (1,2) Maternal morbidity and mortality can occur because of severe and sometimes life-threatening hemorrhage, which often requires blood transfusion also and rates of maternal death are increased for women with PAS. Additionally, patients with PAS are more likely to require hysterectomy at the time of delivery or during the postpartum period and have longer hospital stays states.(3) According to FIGO Classification of PAS Disorders 2019 There are three grades. Grade 1: abnormally adherent placenta (placenta adherent or accreta) - attached directly to the surface of the middle layer of the uterine wall (myometrium) without invading it, Grade 2: abnormally invasive placenta (increta) - invasion into the myometrium and Grade 3: abnormally invasive placenta (percreta) invasion may reach surrounding pelvic tissues, vessels and organs.(4) Nowadays, fertility sparing and conservative methods can be applied. These methods include placenta left in situ, cervical inversion technique , triple-P procedure, cervico-isthmic compression suture and anterior wall uterine resection

Conditions

• Placenta Accreta

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Cervico- isthmic compression suture

Circular isthmic-cervical sutures will be applied . To avoid ureter and bladder injury, the bladder will be reflected downward. A silastic drain will be inserted into internal and through the external os , so as to drain the uterine cavity and to keep the cervical canal open. Firstly, at the left side of the uterus, a Vicryl number two (No..2) stitch will be inserted very close to the cervix from the anterior to the posterior side of the broad ligament.

PROCEDURE

Anterior wall uterine resection:

After fetal delivery, two corners of the uterine incision and the superior and inferior lips will be clamped immediately by four Mayo clamps. Blunt dissection downward to the bladder-uterus peritoneal reflection will perform, to the partial anterior wall of the uterine myometrium where the placenta was deeply adherent (a myometrium defect, with only the serous layer of the uterus) will be respected, together with the placenta. It is important to ensure that sufficient myometrium above the peritoneal reflection will be available for an optimum closure. Then, as much remaining placenta as possible will be removed piecemeal from the edge of the uterine incision. Clamps and multiple hemostatic sutures will be applied rapidly

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mansoura University Hospital

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Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

40 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2020-09-30

Primary Completion

2021-10-01

Completion

2021-11-01

Countries

• Egypt

Study Locations