ARTICLES
29 July 2016
Author: Admin
Exaggerated placental site is defined as a non-neoplastic lesion characterized with infiltration of extravilleous intermediate trophoblasts into the myometrium and the walls of blood vessels of the normal placental implantation area. They are commonly seen following spontaneous or elective abortions and present rarely as a cause of third stage bleeding or post partum hemorrhage. A case of an exaggerated placental site is presented in this article. It is aimed to review the current information about this rare condition.
29 July 2016
Author: Admin
46-year-old lady, nulliparous, was a known case of severe endometriosis with adenomyosis. She had undergone 3 laparoscopic surgeries, first in 1993 for bilateral endometriotic cysts, and the last one in 2013, which showed dense bowel adhesions to the uterus with both adnexa completely covered with bowel adhesions.
She had a hydrosalpinx for which she underwent right salpingectomy during the last laparoscopy.