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Intraoperative blood loss during pregnancy termination, evaluated by regression analysis and intergroup comparison.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Thirty-five patients were classified as type I, 35 as type II, and 28 as type III. Type I CSPs typically showed simple cystic sacs with minimal vascularity, while type II exhibited moderate vascularity and mixed cystic-solid features. Type III was characterized by large mixed cystic-solid sacs with prominent vascular flow voids, vascular lakes, and arteriovenous fistulas. Median intraoperative blood loss was 20 mL for type I, 50 mL for type II, and 265 mL for type III (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). Multiple linear regression confirmed type III as the strongest independent predictor of hemorrhage (\u03b2 = 327.2,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). Among type III patients, preoperative UAE significantly reduced blood loss (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001), whereas, based on the limited data from this study, no significant benefit of preoperative UAE was observed in patients with type I or type II.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Magnetic resonance imaging classification provides a reliable framework to stratify hemorrhage risk in CSP. Type III is associated with substantial intraoperative bleeding, and preoperative UAE is highly effective in mitigating this risk. 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