Imaging of the placenta in placental adhesive disorder
Placental adhesive disorder (PAD) has also been called morbidly adherent placenta, placental invasion and placenta percreta. It occurs when there is a defect in the decidua basilis of the uterus resulting in chorionic villi invading the myometrium. There are three levels of adherence or invasion termed accreta, increta and percreta. Placenta accreta is defined as […]
Elspeth Whitby, Andrew Farkas, Andrew Fry
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust