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Placental abruption is a condition in which the placenta detaches from the myometrium of the uterus prior to normal delivery. The detachment can be complete or partial and may present with or without vaginal bleeding.
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Fusco, N.F. (2022). Ultrasonography for Placental Abruption. In: Ganti, L. (eds) Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85047-0_123
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