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The Hohl uterine manipulator.
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It consists of a strong handle; manipulator rod; cervical cup platform in three different sizes for small, medium, and large cervices; spiral threads in two sizes for a tight and secure endocervical fixation; and Hegar-type rod extensions for small and large uteri (Fig. 1).
The ruptured uterus and penetrated recto-sigmoid colon.
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While grasping the rectosigmoid colon to separate it from the uterus, we noted that the Hegar-type rode extension of the Hohl manipulator had perforated the uterus and had penetrated the sigmoid colon (Fig. 2).