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Postoperative course showed only a delayed ileus and the patient was discharged after 5 days with no complications. When acute abdomen arises following uterine biopsy, a potential iatrogenic intestinal laceration always has to be ruled out. Laparoscopic approach is a quick and safe technique in these cases. Totally laparoscopic primary closure of the iatrogenic ileal laceration may be accomplished with low morbidity.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.9738\/intsurg-d-13-00267.1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,2,18]],"date-time":"2015-02-18T21:49:28Z","timestamp":1424296168000},"page":"244-248","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Totally Laparoscopic Repair of an Ileal and Uterine Iatrogenic Perforation Secondary to Endometrial Curettage"],"prefix":"10.9738","volume":"100","author":[{"given":"Rosario","family":"Vecchio","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, University of Catania, Policlinico\u2013Vittorio Emanuele University Hospital, Catania, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Salvatore","family":"Marchese","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, University of Catania, Policlinico\u2013Vittorio Emanuele University Hospital, Catania, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vito","family":"Leanza","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, University of Catania, Policlinico\u2013Vittorio Emanuele University Hospital, Catania, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Antonio","family":"Leanza","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, University of Catania, Policlinico\u2013Vittorio Emanuele University Hospital, Catania, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eva","family":"Intagliata","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, University of Catania, Policlinico\u2013Vittorio Emanuele University Hospital, Catania, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"4721","reference":[{"issue":"5","key":"i0020-8868-100-2-244-b01","series-title":"J Clin Ultrasound","first-page":"283","article-title":"Sonographic and magnetic resonance imaging findings of pelvic abscess following uterine perforation sustained during office endometrial sampling","volume":"39","author":"Abulafia\n              O ST,","year":"2011","unstructured":"Abulafia\n              O ST, \n            \n              Salame\n              G, \n            \n              Economos\n              K, \n            \n              Serur\n              E, \n            \n              Zinn\n              H, \n            \n              Sokolovkski\n              M\n            \n            et al\n          . 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