Histopathological lesions of the placenta associated with severe intrauterine growth retardation: About a clinical case

Abstract

The examination of the placenta is part of the assessment of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). Its interest lies in retardation etiology research and in maternal-fetal consequences which can arise from it as well as in the implementation of preventive strategies for subsequent pregnancies in patients with recurrent diseases. We conducted a study of patients with severe IUGR monitored in the Department of Neonatology of the Ibn Sina University Hospital in Rabat in order to identify possible anatomopathological lesions in the placenta.