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Rupture of the marginal sinus of the placenta

1955; Elsevier BV; Volume: 69; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0002-9378(55)90098-3

1097-6868

James Henry Ferguson,

Maternal and fetal healthcare

Rupture of the marginal sinus is found to be the most common cause of antepartum bleeding during a six-month period that included 2,251 deliveries. The next largest number of cases of hemorrhage was in a group in which the cause could not be determined. Abruptio and placenta previa were less frequent causes of hemorrhage. The anatomy of the marginal sinus and some characteristics of its rupture are described. Many cases of rupture of the marginal sinus have been misdiagnosed as abruptio; there is a need to differentiate these two conditions.