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dilatation and curettage - a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion

curettement - surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette

surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"

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Comparison of manual vacuum aspiration and dilatation and curettage in the treatment of early pregnancy failure.

MANAGEMENT OF FIRST TRIMESTER MISCARRIAGE BY 800-uG VAGINAL MISOPROSTOL COMPARED WITH EXPECTANT MANAGEMENT

If the condition is not diagnosed, a simple gynecological procedure such as a dilatation and curettage may end up with massive hemorrhage and unexpected complications.

Management of a viable cesarean scar pregnancy: a case report

Direct endometrial sampling procedures, including dilatation and curettage (D&C) and biopsy, are traditional and efficacious diagnostic methods in EC since they can obtain endometrial specimens for histopathological analysis.[sup][4] However, endometrial curetting is painful and costly which requires dilatation and anesthesia.

Role of Liquid-based Cytology and Cell Block in the Diagnosis of Endometrial Lesions

In premenopausal women, the cervical width (based on number of Hegar dilator) before dilatation and curettage was 5.0[+ or -]0.9 mm in misoprostol group versus 3.9[+ or -]1 mm in placebo group (p= 0.003).

Cervical priming by misoprostol before diagnostic dilatation and curettage: a randomized clinical trial

Conventional dilatation and curettage; still a useful procedure.

Histopathological interpretation of endometrium in abnormal uterine bleeding

Dilatation and curettage procedures were performed under conscious sedation.

Can ratio of blood/curettage material HCG be used as a reliable method for differentiating miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy?

Before TVS, women with PMB underwent dilatation and curettage. The relatively non-invasive nature of the TVS makes it more acceptable, especially to older women.

MANAGEMENT OF POSTMENOPAUSAL BLEEDING

For many years, dilatation and curettage (D&C) of the endometrium was standard practice in the evaluation of patients with PMB.

Postmenopausal bleeding: first steps in the workup: is it endometrial cancer? When a postmenopausal woman presents with unexpected vaginal bleeding, this algorithm and review can help you answer that question without delay

Causes of meorrhagia and its pathological diagnosis by dilatation and curettage. J Postgrad Med Inst 2005; 19(1): 62-6.

Histopathological Pattern of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Endometrial Biopsies

After the US, my OB scheduled a dilatation and curettage for the next morning.

No more "medicine by the numbers"

To explore the policy implications of increasing access to safe abortion in Nigeria and Ghana, a computer-based analytic model was developed to comparatively assess the cost of treating complications of unsafe abortion and providing three first-trimester safe abortion modalities: hospital-based dilatation and curettage (D&C), hospital- and clinic-based manual vacuum aspiration (MVA), and medical abortion using misoprostol (MA).

Cost-effectiveness of safe abortion in Nigeria and Ghana