Korean J Perinatol.  2007 Sep;18(3):277-285.

A Case of Placenta Increta in the Uterine Sacculation which was Treated with Conservative Methods

• Choung M
• Rho JH
• Son CU
• Na WS
• Lee BK
• Song YR
• Ryu JH
• Hwang IT
• Kim KH

Abstract

Uterine sacculation is a very rare complication associated with pregnancy in which a part of the uterine wall balloons, and it is difficult to diagnose because it is usually asymptomatic. It frequently contains the placenta and sometimes may be involved with the trapped placenta after delivery due to its structural characteristic. It is impossible to remove the retained placenta in the sac by using usual methods such as manual delivery or curettage so most of patients with it end up with having a laparotomy. Especially, if the placenta in it is accompanied by abnormal adherence of the placenta or serious hemorrhage, hysterectomy should be considered. Currently several conservative methods for the retained placenta including selective uterine artery embolization and administration of methotrexate have been introduced and these may be tried to treat the retained placenta in the uterine sacculation for avoiding operation and preserving future reproductive potential in selective cases. We experienced a case of placenta increta in the uterine sacculation that was diagnosed first during cesarian section and was treated with selective uterine artery embolization followed by methotrexate administration. This case is reported with a brief review of the literatures.

Keyword

Uterine sacculation; Retained placenta; Uterine artery embolization; Methotrexate; Placenta increta

MeSH Terms

Curettage
Hemorrhage
Humans
Hysterectomy
Laparotomy
Methotrexate
Placenta Accreta*
Placenta*
Placenta, Retained
Pregnancy
Uterine Artery Embolization
Methotrexate