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Increased placental thickness

MedGen UID:
1690963
•Concept ID:
C5209284
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Placental thickness increased
 
HPO: HP:0032548

Definition

Abnormally elevated placental thickness. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVIncreased placental thickness

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Rapid and radical amniodrainage in the treatment of severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome.
Jauniaux E, Holmes A, Hyett J, Yates R, Rodeck C
Prenat Diagn 2001 Jun;21(6):471-6. doi: 10.1002/pd.96. PMID: 11438952

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The MRI estimations of placental thickness and cervical length correlate with postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) in patients with risk for placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorders.
Lu T, Wang Y, Guo A, Deng Y, Wu C, Li X
Placenta 2022 Aug;126:76-82. Epub 2022 Jun 30 doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2022.06.016. PMID: 35785692
Correlation of placental thickness and PAS disorders: findings from MRI.
Lu T, Wang Y, Guo A, Deng Y, Wu C, Li X, Liu S
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2022 Mar;47(3):1150-1156. Epub 2022 Jan 24 doi: 10.1007/s00261-022-03420-9. PMID: 35072784
Placental thickness correlates with placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorder in women with placenta previa.
Li Y, Choi HH, Goldstein R, Poder L, Jha P
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2021 Jun;46(6):2722-2728. Epub 2021 Jan 2 doi: 10.1007/s00261-020-02894-9. PMID: 33388802
Prenatal phthalate exposure and placental size and shape at birth: A birth cohort study.
Zhu YD, Gao H, Huang K, Zhang YW, Cai XX, Yao HY, Mao LJ, Ge X, Zhou SS, Xu YY, Jin ZX, Sheng J, Yan SQ, Pan WJ, Hao JH, Zhu P, Tao FB
Environ Res 2018 Jan;160:239-246. Epub 2017 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.09.012. PMID: 29028488
The role of sonography in assessing severity of fetal anemia in Rh- and Kell-isoimmunized pregnancies.
Chitkara U, Wilkins I, Lynch L, Mehalek K, Berkowitz RL
Obstet Gynecol 1988 Mar;71(3 Pt 1):393-8. PMID: 3126469

Diagnosis

Placental thickness correlates with placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorder in women with placenta previa.
Li Y, Choi HH, Goldstein R, Poder L, Jha P
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2021 Jun;46(6):2722-2728. Epub 2021 Jan 2 doi: 10.1007/s00261-020-02894-9. PMID: 33388802
Morphological and ultrasound findings in the placenta of diabetic pregnancy.
Berceanu C, Tetileanu AV, Ofiţeru AM, Brătilă E, Mehedinţu C, Voicu NL, Szasz FA, Berceanu S, Vlădăreanu S, Navolan DB
Rom J Morphol Embryol 2018;59(1):175-186. PMID: 29940626
Ultrasound findings in pregnant women with uncomplicated vivax malaria in the Brazilian Amazon: a cohort study.
Brock MF, Miranda AE, Bôtto-Menezes C, Leão JR, Martinez-Espinosa FE
Malar J 2015 Apr 8;14:144. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0627-1. PMID: 25889425Free PMC Article
The value of specific MRI features in the evaluation of suspected placental invasion.
Lax A, Prince MR, Mennitt KW, Schwebach JR, Budorick NE
Magn Reson Imaging 2007 Jan;25(1):87-93. Epub 2006 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2006.10.007. PMID: 17222719
The role of sonography in assessing severity of fetal anemia in Rh- and Kell-isoimmunized pregnancies.
Chitkara U, Wilkins I, Lynch L, Mehalek K, Berkowitz RL
Obstet Gynecol 1988 Mar;71(3 Pt 1):393-8. PMID: 3126469

Therapy

Placenta-Related Parameters at Delivery in Relation to Folic Acid Supplementation in Different Pregnancies.
Ren Y, Yang M, Ren S, Ge Z, Cao Y, Qin X, Sheng J, Wang S
Nutrients 2024 May 31;16(11) doi: 10.3390/nu16111729. PMID: 38892661Free PMC Article
The MRI estimations of placental thickness and cervical length correlate with postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) in patients with risk for placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorders.
Lu T, Wang Y, Guo A, Deng Y, Wu C, Li X
Placenta 2022 Aug;126:76-82. Epub 2022 Jun 30 doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2022.06.016. PMID: 35785692
Prenatal phthalate exposure and placental size and shape at birth: A birth cohort study.
Zhu YD, Gao H, Huang K, Zhang YW, Cai XX, Yao HY, Mao LJ, Ge X, Zhou SS, Xu YY, Jin ZX, Sheng J, Yan SQ, Pan WJ, Hao JH, Zhu P, Tao FB
Environ Res 2018 Jan;160:239-246. Epub 2017 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.09.012. PMID: 29028488
Is assisted reproduction associated with abnormal placentation?
Joy J, Gannon C, McClure N, Cooke I
Pediatr Dev Pathol 2012 Jul-Aug;15(4):306-14. Epub 2012 May 17 doi: 10.2350/11-11-1115-OA.1. PMID: 22594307

Prognosis

The impact of ultrasonographic placental architecture on antenatal course, labor and delivery in a low-risk primigravid population.
Cooley SM, Donnelly JC, Walsh T, McMahon C, Gillan J, Geary MP
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2011 Mar;24(3):493-7. Epub 2010 Jul 7 doi: 10.3109/14767058.2010.497877. PMID: 20608801
The value of specific MRI features in the evaluation of suspected placental invasion.
Lax A, Prince MR, Mennitt KW, Schwebach JR, Budorick NE
Magn Reson Imaging 2007 Jan;25(1):87-93. Epub 2006 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2006.10.007. PMID: 17222719

Clinical prediction guides

Placenta-Related Parameters at Delivery in Relation to Folic Acid Supplementation in Different Pregnancies.
Ren Y, Yang M, Ren S, Ge Z, Cao Y, Qin X, Sheng J, Wang S
Nutrients 2024 May 31;16(11) doi: 10.3390/nu16111729. PMID: 38892661Free PMC Article
Morphological and ultrasound findings in the placenta of diabetic pregnancy.
Berceanu C, Tetileanu AV, Ofiţeru AM, Brătilă E, Mehedinţu C, Voicu NL, Szasz FA, Berceanu S, Vlădăreanu S, Navolan DB
Rom J Morphol Embryol 2018;59(1):175-186. PMID: 29940626
Ultrasound findings in pregnant women with uncomplicated vivax malaria in the Brazilian Amazon: a cohort study.
Brock MF, Miranda AE, Bôtto-Menezes C, Leão JR, Martinez-Espinosa FE
Malar J 2015 Apr 8;14:144. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0627-1. PMID: 25889425Free PMC Article
The value of specific MRI features in the evaluation of suspected placental invasion.
Lax A, Prince MR, Mennitt KW, Schwebach JR, Budorick NE
Magn Reson Imaging 2007 Jan;25(1):87-93. Epub 2006 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.mri.2006.10.007. PMID: 17222719
The role of sonography in assessing severity of fetal anemia in Rh- and Kell-isoimmunized pregnancies.
Chitkara U, Wilkins I, Lynch L, Mehalek K, Berkowitz RL
Obstet Gynecol 1988 Mar;71(3 Pt 1):393-8. PMID: 3126469

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