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Descriptor English: Placenta Accreta
Descriptor Spanish: Placenta Accreta
Descriptor placenta accreta
Entry term(s) placenta acreta
Scope note: Adherencia anormal de parte o de la totalidad de la placenta a la pared uterina, con ausencia parcial o completa de la decidua basal, especialmente de la capa esponjosa. (Dorland, 27 ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Placenta Acreta
Descriptor French: Placenta accreta
Entry term(s): Accreta, Placenta
Increta, Placenta
Percreta, Placenta
Placenta Increta
Placenta Percreta
Tree number(s): C12.050.703.420.643
C12.050.703.590.609
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010921
Scope note: Abnormal placentation in which all or parts of the PLACENTA are attached directly to the MYOMETRIUM due to a complete or partial absence of DECIDUA. It is associated with POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE because of the failure of placental separation.
Annotation: check the tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 11352
Unique ID: D010921
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2005/06/30
Placenta Accreta - Preferred
Concept UI M0016936
Scope note Abnormal placentation in which all or parts of the PLACENTA are attached directly to the MYOMETRIUM due to a complete or partial absence of DECIDUA. It is associated with POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE because of the failure of placental separation.
Preferred term Placenta Accreta
Entry term(s) Accreta, Placenta
Placenta Percreta - Narrower
Concept UI M0481679
Scope note Invasion of CHORIONIC VILLI occurs through the MYOMETRIUM penetrating the uterine SEROSA.
Preferred term Placenta Percreta
Entry term(s) Percreta, Placenta
Placenta Increta - Narrower
Concept UI M0481680
Scope note Invasion of CHORIONIC VILLI occurs deep into the MYOMETRIUM.
Preferred term Placenta Increta
Entry term(s) Increta, Placenta



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