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case_images: (a) The resected uterus. Note the large perforations on its right wall (white arrows). (b) The resected sigmoid colon with the placental insertion (+). Note the aggressive placental invasion of the sigmoid colon provoking severe malformation.
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case_images: Therefore, the incision was dilated longitudinally superior to the umbilicus, and the sigmoid colon was resected (Figure 1).
case_images: The pathologic appearance of the resected specimen stained in hematoxylin and eosin. (a, b) Chorionic villi (*) invading the sigmoid wall. (c) The intensive hemorrhage within the sigmoid wall between its smooth muscle layers (arrows) that was provoked by the ectopic placental insertion.
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case_images: The pathologic examination of the resected specimen showed the presence of normal chorionic villi invading the sigmoid wall (Figure 2).