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  • Title: Sonographic follow-up of a placenta left in situ after delivery of the fetus in an abdominal pregnancy.
    Author: Bajo JM, Garcia-Frutos A, Huertas MA.
    Journal: Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol; 1996 Apr; 7(4):285-8. PubMed ID: 8726883.
    Abstract:
    A case of abdominal pregnancy was followed until 34 weeks' gestation, when rupture of the amniotic sac was noted. A live and anatomically normal female weighing 1400 g was delivered by laparotomy and the placenta was left in place. Color Doppler imaging and measurement of serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) were successfully used to follow the placental involution after delivery. A progressive increase in the resistance index in the utero-ovarian and subplacental vessels was observed while beta-hCG disappeared 45 days after laparotomy. The mother and baby left hospital 20 days after delivery and are both doing well.
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