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Succenturiate lobe

These are accessory lobes:

Large torn vessels within the fetal membranes but beyond the edge of the delivered placenta are suggestive of an undelivered lobe and the uterus should be further explored for retrieval. Succenturiate lobes are associated with retained placenta and increased risk of postpartum infection and haemorrhage. They appear to be associated with increasing maternal age and are more common in women who have received in vitro fertilisation (IVF).[3]

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