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Abruptio placenta: sonographic and pathologic correlation.

B A Spirt·E H Kagan·R M Rozanski
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In cases of abruptio placenta, the ultrasound examination may be negative if external bleeding occurs without a large enouth accumulation of blood to be sonographically visible. A positive sonogram may demonstrate either a retroplacental hematoma or a hematoma that has dissected beneath the chorionic membranes. Six cases of abruptio placenta are presented with sonographic and pathologic findings.

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B A Spirt, E H Kagan, R M Rozanski. 1979. Abruptio placenta: sonographic and pathologic correlation.. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.133.5.877

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