A 31-year-old woman at 20 weeks of gestation is found to have a low-lying placenta on her anomaly scan, with the placental edge reaching the internal ...

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A 31-year-old woman at 20 weeks of gestation is found to have a low-lying placenta on her anomaly scan, with the placental edge reaching the internal cervical os but not covering it. She is asymptomatic. What term describes this finding?

Accepted Answer

Placenta praevia minor (low-lying placenta)

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Placenta praevia major

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Placenta accreta

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Vasa praevia

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Circumvallate placenta

uk-drcog MCQ (SBA): Low-Lying Placenta vs Placenta Praevia Terminology

A 31-year-old woman at 20 weeks of gestation is found to have a low-lying placenta on her anomaly scan, with the placental edge reaching the internal cervical os but not covering it. She is asymptomatic. What term describes this finding?