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Letter to the Editor
Volume 10, Number 1, February 2017, pages 63
Intestinal Injury Associated With Uterine Perforation due to Surgical Abortion in Japan
Table
| Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 63 | 100% |
| Indication for surgery | ||
| Artificial abortion | 36 | 57% |
| Missed/incomplete abortion | 25 | 40% |
| Unknown | 2 | 3% |
| Gestational age at abortion | ||
| < 12 weeks | 45 | 71% |
| ≥ 12 weeks | 5 | 8% |
| Unknown | 13 | 21% |
| Additional surgery | ||
| Laparotomy | 43 | 68% |
| Laparoscopic surgery | 10 | 16% |
| No surgery | 5 | 8% |
| Unknown | 5 | 8% |
| Intestinal injury | ||
| Yes | 35 | 56% |
| No | 18 | 29% |
| Unknown | 10 | 16% |