suction curettage

See vacuum aspiration.

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suction curettage - a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix

vacuum aspiration

induced abortion - a deliberate termination of pregnancy

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

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Suction curettage is one of the most common surgical procedures for a woman to undergo during her lifetime, and it has an excellent safety profile.

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She initially underwent a suction curettage for the miscarriage but re-presented 3 months later with abnormal uterine bleeding: prolonged menstrual bleed and intermenstrual bleed.

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The patient was admitted with vaginal bleeding, which was diagnosed as partial molar pregnancy, and a suction curettage was performed.

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Keywords: Biopsy, Lidocaine, Suction curettage, Tenoxicam, Visual analogue scale.

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High intensity focused ultrasound combined with suction curettage under hysteroscopic guidance was recently reported to be a safe and effective modality of treatment when the gestational period is more than eight weeks.

Management of a viable cesarean scar pregnancy: a case report

Lukacz, "Paracervical compared with intracervical lidocaine for suction curettage: a randomized controlled trial," Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol.

Evaluation of Paracervical Block and IV Sedation for Pain Management during Hysteroscopic Polypectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Current options include surgical evacuation (suction curettage, DandC under GA), medical abortion with misoprostol, or expectant treatment4-6.

MANUAL VACUUM ASPIRATION (MVA): A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE FOR THE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF EARLY PREGNANCY LOSS

* abortion procedure used (e.g., suction curettage or medication).

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[9] Conservative surgical treatment under general anaesthesia includes suction curettage, Foley balloon tamponade and intracervical infiltration of Carboprost.

Cervical ectopic pregnancy: Mersilene tape in surgical management

Six months prior to admission, she underwent a suction curettage for a presumed incomplete abortion with pathology showing some hydropic changes of the villi.

Successful pregnancy following conservative surgical therapy of an invasive molar gestation