Failed early medical abortion: beware of the uterine scar!--Case report.

OBJECTIVES

To increase awareness of the possible existence of a morbidly adherent placenta in case of failed early medical abortion.

CASE: We report a case of placenta increta which caused a massive haemorrhage during surgical aspiration following a failed medical abortion.

CONCLUSION

Women with a history of caesarean section, who do not respond to a medical regimen for early termination of pregnancy should undergo an ultrasound examination to establish whether this may be due to a placenta accreta, increta or percreta.