1 or more accessory lobes apart from main placenta
Lobes connected by submembranous fetal vessels
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Selected References
Freedman AA et al: The association of stillbirth with placental abnormalities in growth-restricted and normally grown fetuses. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 33(4):274-383, 2019
Bohîlțea RE et al: Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord with vasa praevia: case series and literature review. J Med Life. 9(2):126-9, 2016
de Castro Rezende G et al: Prenatal diagnosis of placenta and umbilical cord pathologies by three-dimensional ultrasound: pictorial essay. Med Ultrason. 17(4):545-9, 2015
Cavaliere AF et al: Succenturiate lobe of placenta with vessel anomaly: a case report of prenatal diagnosis and literature review. Clin Imaging. 38(5):747-50, 2014
Suzuki S et al: Abnormally shaped placentae in twin pregnancy. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 281(1):65-9, 2009
Suzuki S et al: Clinical significance of pregnancies with succenturiate lobes of placenta. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 277(4):299-301, 2008
Stafford IP et al: Abnormal placental structure and vasa previa: confirmation of the relationship. J Ultrasound Med. 23(11):1521-2, 2004
Shukunami K et al: Placenta previa of a succenturiate lobe: a report of two cases. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 99(2):276-7, 2001
Chihara H et al: Prenatal diagnosis of succenturiate lobe by ultrasonography and color Doppler imaging. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 263(3):137-8, 2000
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Abbreviations
Succenturiate lobe (SL)
Synonyms
Accessory placenta
Bilobed or bilobated placenta
Definitions
1 or more accessory lobes apart from main placenta
Lobes connected by submembranous fetal vessels
IMAGING
General Features
Ultrasonographic Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Reporting Tips
Selected References
Freedman AA et al: The association of stillbirth with placental abnormalities in growth-restricted and normally grown fetuses. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 33(4):274-383, 2019
Bohîlțea RE et al: Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord with vasa praevia: case series and literature review. J Med Life. 9(2):126-9, 2016
de Castro Rezende G et al: Prenatal diagnosis of placenta and umbilical cord pathologies by three-dimensional ultrasound: pictorial essay. Med Ultrason. 17(4):545-9, 2015
Cavaliere AF et al: Succenturiate lobe of placenta with vessel anomaly: a case report of prenatal diagnosis and literature review. Clin Imaging. 38(5):747-50, 2014
Suzuki S et al: Abnormally shaped placentae in twin pregnancy. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 281(1):65-9, 2009
Suzuki S et al: Clinical significance of pregnancies with succenturiate lobes of placenta. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 277(4):299-301, 2008
Stafford IP et al: Abnormal placental structure and vasa previa: confirmation of the relationship. J Ultrasound Med. 23(11):1521-2, 2004
Shukunami K et al: Placenta previa of a succenturiate lobe: a report of two cases. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 99(2):276-7, 2001
Chihara H et al: Prenatal diagnosis of succenturiate lobe by ultrasonography and color Doppler imaging. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 263(3):137-8, 2000
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