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Placental Vascular Pathology

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Placental vascular pathology can be divided into two main areas:

  1. (A)

    Pathology of the vessels that link the chorionic plate with the foetus

  2. (B)

    Vascular and circulatory pathology of the chorionic plate

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Fulcheri, E., Brisigtti, M.P., Resta, L. (2017). Placental Vascular Pathology. In: Malvasi, A., Tinelli, A., Di Renzo, G. (eds) Management and Therapy of Late Pregnancy Complications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48732-8_2

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