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Retroplacental Haematoma/Haemorrhage

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Pathology of the Placenta

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The microscopic findings associated with retroplacental haematoma/haemorrhage include blood cells and acute inflammation in the basal decidua and the changes of infarction in the overlying placenta. Abnormalities in spiral arteries are described. Histologic changes can estimate the duration of the retroplacental haemorrhage from occurrence to delivery of the placenta.

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  1. Norton Children’s Hospital, Louisville, KY, USA

    Robert W. Bendon

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  1. Department of Anatomical Pathology, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, North Adelaide, SA, Australia

    T. Yee Khong

  2. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Eoghan E. Mooney

  3. Department of Pathology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Peter G. J. Nikkels

  4. Department of Pathology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA

    Terry K. Morgan

  5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Sanne J. Gordijn

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Bendon, R.W. (2019). Retroplacental Haematoma/Haemorrhage. In: Khong, T., Mooney, E., Nikkels, P., Morgan, T., Gordijn, S. (eds) Pathology of the Placenta. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97214-5_36

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