Sonographically thick placenta

From: Rich Dempsey RDMS/RVT (ridem@msn.com)
Mon Dec 17 05:26:28 2001


27 week G5P4, no prenatal care, no vag bleeding, with severe "band-like" lower pelvic pain. There was no evidence of retroplacental bleed, and the fetus was active w/o evidence of anomalies.

Would the presence of a 41mm thick placenta at 27 weeks be of concern? The posterior placenta was measured in numerous locations,and did not have any focal bulges, anechoic or calcific areas, and otherwise appeared normal.

No history of Rh factor, thalessemia (sic), etc. No fetal hydrops (although that would be a 3rd Trimester manifestation.




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