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J Clin Pathol 58:273-275 doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.020602
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Is endomyometrial injury during termination of pregnancy or curettage following miscarriage the precursor to placenta accreta?

Table 1

 Obstetric outcomes after termination or miscarriage

Subsequent pregnancy outcome Index pregnancy outcome
Termination Miscarriage
M+ M−
M+, myometrium detected in tissue at curettage; M−, myometrium not detected in tissue at curettage.
Missing notes 2 8
Termination 2 9 3
Miscarriage 5 0 1
Completed pregnancy 9 21
Postpartum haemorrhage 1 7
Required manual removal 0 3

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