Placenta accreta spectrum disorder
ORPHA:662721· ICD-10 O43.2
Definition
A rare disorder related with pregnancy characterized by an abnormally invasive placenta that fails to detach spontanously from the uterine wall during delivery. Placenta that partially or totally attached to uterine wall, risk to cause massive and life-threatening bleeding if forced to remove. Prenatal diagnosis is essential, however difficult, to reduce maternal and fetal morbidity. Major risk factors are uterine surgery and uterine scar secondary to cesarean delivery.