{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,27]],"date-time":"2026-06-27T22:54:32Z","timestamp":1782600872559,"version":"3.54.5"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Georg Thieme Verlag KG","issue":"01","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Ultraschall in Med"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2019,2]]},"abstract":"<jats:title>Abstract<\/jats:title><jats:p>\n          Purpose\u2002To investigate the value of a new cervical sonographic sign, called the jellyfish sign (JS), for predicting the risk of maternal morbidity in cases of abnormally invasive placenta (AIP) previa totalis.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Materials and Methods\u2002Retrospective evaluation of transvaginal (TV) and transabdominal (TA) scans performed in all singleton pregnancies with placenta previa totalis. JS, i.\u200ae. the\u00a0absence of the normal linear demarcation between the placenta previa and the cervix, was evaluated by TV scans. The presence\/severity of AIP and outcomes of maternal morbidity were related to this sign.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Results\u2002JS was noted in 8\/39 (20.5\u200a%) patients. The two analyzed groups, i.\u200ae. with and without JS, were similar. The specificity of JS in AIP diagnosis, histological findings of accreta\/increta\/percreta, need for caesarean hysterectomy or blood loss &gt;\u200a2000\u200aml ranges between 92\u200a% and 96.2\u200a%, with the PPV and NPV ranging between 71.4\u200a% and 85.7\u200a% and 61.3\u200a% and 80.6\u200a%, respectively. The JS group had a significant increase in blood loss (ml) (p\u200a=\u200a0.003), transfusions (%) (p\u200a=\u200a0.016), red blood cells (p\u200a=\u200a0.002) and plasma (p\u200a=\u200a0.002), admission to an postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) (%) (p\u200a=\u200a0.002), hospitalization length (p\u200a&lt;\u200a0.001) and the need of cesarean hysterectomy (%) (p\u200a&lt;\u200a0.001). JS was independently correlated to cesarean hysterectomy (OR 25.6; 95\u200a% CI 2.0:322.3, p\u200a=\u200a0.012) and blood loss &gt;\u200a2000\u200aml (OR 16.6; 95\u200a% CI 1.5:180.1, p\u200a=\u200a0.021) also in a logistic regression model.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusion\u2002JS is useful in predicting the increase in maternal morbidity: massive transfusion, admission to the ICU and cesarean hysterectomy related to intraoperative bleeding in patients with a previa AIP.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0043-119872","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,11,21]],"date-time":"2017-11-21T23:41:07Z","timestamp":1511307667000},"page":"40-46","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["The Jellyfish Sign: A New Sonographic Cervical Marker to\u00a0Predict Maternal Morbidity in Abnormally Invasive Placenta Previa"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"40","author":[{"given":"Emma","family":"Bertucci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Prenatal Medicine Unit, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Mother, Child and Adult, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Filomena","family":"Sileo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Prenatal Medicine Unit, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Mother, Child and Adult, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giovanni","family":"Grandi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Mother, Child and Adult, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Valentina","family":"Fenu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Prenatal Medicine Unit, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Mother, Child and Adult, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carlotta","family":"Cani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Prenatal Medicine Unit, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Mother, Child and Adult, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Luciano","family":"Mancini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Anatomic Pathology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ema","family":"Mataca","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Anatomic Pathology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fabio","family":"Facchinetti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Mother, Child and Adult, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,11,21]]},"container-title":["Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound"],"original-title":[],"language":"de","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/www.thieme-connect.de\/products\/ejournals\/pdf\/10.1055\/s-0043-119872.pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2019,2,15]],"date-time":"2019-02-15T23:37:55Z","timestamp":1550273875000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/www.thieme-connect.de\/DOI\/DOI?10.1055\/s-0043-119872"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2017,11,21]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"01","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,2,15]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2019,2]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1055\/s-0043-119872","relation":{},"ISSN":["0172-4614","1438-8782"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0172-4614","type":"print"},{"value":"1438-8782","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2017,11,21]]}}}