American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 1 , Pages 38.e1-38.e9 , January 2010

Surgical management of placenta accreta: a cohort series and suggested approach

Presented at the combined XXIst Asian and Oceanic Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Annual Scientific Meeting of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Auckland, New Zealand, March 27-30, 2009.

  • Tobias Angstmann, MB BS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Women's, Children's, and Family Health, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia
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  • Gregory Gard, MB BS, BSc (Med)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Women's, Children's, and Family Health, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia
    • Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Tim Harrington, MB BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Interventional Radiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Elizabeth Ward, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia
    • Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Amanda Thomson, MB BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Warwick Giles, MB BS, PhD, CMFM

      Affiliations

    • Division of Women's, Children's, and Family Health, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia
    • Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Received 25 March 2009 ,Revised 15 June 2009 ,Accepted 20 August 2009.

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 Authorship and contribution to the article are limited to the 6 authors indicated. There was no outside funding or technical assistance with the production of this article.

 Cite this article as: Angstmann T, Gard G, Harrington T, et al. Surgical management of placenta accreta: a cohort series and suggested approach. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:38.e1-9.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.08.037

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 1 , Pages 38.e1-38.e9 , January 2010

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