Placenta accreta: an association with fibroids and Asherman syndrome.

OBJECTIVE

Placenta accreta is a life-threatening problem that is rising in incidence in the developed world. The increased risk of placenta accreta in women with placenta previa and 1 or more prior cesarean deliveries is well established and prompts careful sonographic evaluation. Our objective was to emphasize that accreta is also identified at sites other than cesarean scars.

METHODS

Two cases of placenta accreta without placenta previa seen in association with uterine scarring from myomectomy and uterine fibroids are described.

RESULTS

The sonographic and magnetic resonance imaging findings of accreta are reviewed in the classic setting of prior cesarean deliveries as well as myomectomy and uterine fibroids.

CONCLUSIONS

We suggest that when the placenta overlies any uterine abnormality, a careful search for invasive placentation is warranted.