ArticleActa obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica2026
Placenta accreta spectrum and uterine SCAR dehiscence: Distinct entities or a continuum? An expert debate and call for standardization.
Theophilus Adu-Bredu, Rozi Aditya Aryananda, Sarah P Walker, Yaw Gyanteh Owusu, Thorsten Braun, Hooman Soleymani Majd, Pedro Viana Pinto, Olivier Morel, Abdalla Mousa, Helena C Bartels and 4 more
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Theophilus Adu-BreduNuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2365-6769 Rozi Aditya AryanandaDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.ORCID 0000-0001-6674-7682 Sarah P WalkerBirmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
Yaw Gyanteh OwusuObstetrics and Gynecology Directorate, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
Thorsten BraunDepartment of Obstetrics, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Hooman Soleymani MajdNuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3293-5321 Pedro Viana PintoDepartamento de Ginecologia and Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Centro Hospitalare Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal.
Olivier MorelPôle de la Femme, and Université de Lorraine, Inserm, IADI, Université de Lorraine, CHRU-NANCY, Nancy, France.
Abdalla MousaObstetrics and Gynecology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Helena C BartelsDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Toronto, and the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6470-9364 Ammar Al NaimiDivision of Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Frankfurt Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5345-4688 Maddalena MorlandoObstetrics and Gynecology Unit, Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Karin A FoxDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of OB-GYN, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8405-772X Sally L CollinsNuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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6 · The paper itselfAbstract
Placenta accreta spectrum and uterine scar dehiscence in cases of low-lying or previa placentas have become an issue of intense debate among experts due to their common etiological origin. Some authors argue both conditions as a continuum while others maintain their distinct nature, while acknowledging both conditions could occur simultaneously. This ongoing debate has significant implications for diagnosis, patient counseling, and management. In this article, we present both sides of this debate, discuss diagnostic and management challenges, and call for standardization of terminology.
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Cesarean SectionCicatrixPlacenta AccretaSurgical Wound DehiscenceFemaleHumansPregnancyTerminology as TopicUteruscaesarean deliverydehiscenceplacenta previaultrasounduterine defect
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