Postpartum hypervascular placental polyp

• Autores: Torres-Cepeda, Duly, Rondon-Tapia, Martha, Reyna-Villasmil, Eduardo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Sociedad Peruana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
• Repositorio: Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia
• Lenguaje: español; inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:ginecologiayobstetricia.pe:article/2419
• Enlace del recurso: https://ginecologiayobstetricia.pe/index.php/RPGO/article/view/2419
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Placenta; Pólipo; Hemorragia

Placental polyp is a tumor of placental tissue retained within the endometrial cavity.These retained placental tissue fragments, especially those of the hipervasculartype, are a possible cause of acute bleeding for an indefinite period after abortionor delivery. These retained placental tissue fragments, composed predominantly ofnecrotic and hyalinized chorionic villi, give it its hipervascular condition and can causeprofuse, life-threatening hemorrhage and require immediate intervention based onthe correct differential diagnosis. We present a case of a 45-year-old woman withgenital bleeding. The last pregnancy had been 6 years ago. Ultrasonography revealedan intrauterine and echogenic tumor measuring 3 x 2 x 1 centimeters with multiplecystic spaces inside. She underwent successful hysteroscopy-guided resection,and the pathological diagnosis was hipervascular placental polyp. Although rare,placental polyp should be considered as one of the causes of postpartum genitalbleeding.