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DISCUSSION
Uterine dehiscence and potentially uterine rupture are wellrecognized complications of previous LSCD and a major reason for elective repeat LSCD in preference to a trial of labor
after previous cesarean delivery. Deficient cesarean scars are
relatively common, with transvaginal ultrasound in gynecological patients revealing 19% of women who had undergone previous LSCD had deficient scars.3 Presumably the
factors associated with uterine dehiscence, such as a macrosomic fetus or augmented labor, are factors that increase
the intrauterine pressure, and this in combination with a
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