How painful is dilatation and curettage
The general purpose of curettage is to scrape an area free of undesirable tissue
Endocervical curettage-- Biopsy performed with a curette to scrape the mucous membrane of the cervical canal.
Fractional curettage is dilation and curettage. It is the dilation of the cervix and surgical removal of part of the lining of the uterus and/or contents of the uterus by scraping and scooping, the most often used method of first trimester abortion.
An obstetrician.
Although curettage may refer to any kind of surgical cutting away of tissue, it is best known in the procedure called "dilation and curettage" where the tissue is removed from the lining of the uterus.
Dilation and Curettage. Dilation because you dilate the cervix to go in and curettage after the instrument, a Curette, that is used to scrape the uterus wall.
Dilatation and curettage (D and C) is a gynecological procedure in which the cervix is dilated (expanded) and the lining of the uterus (endometrium) is scraped away.
Yes.
Code 59812 is used to report the dilation and curettage (either sharp or suction curettage) for the surgical management of an incomplete abortion. However, if the patient is septic and is diagnosed as experiencing an incomplete abortion, do not use code 59812.
The procedure is also called dilation and evacuation (D and E), suction dilation, vacuum curettage, or suction curettage
The procedure is also called dilation and evacuation (D and E), suction dilation, vacuum curettage, or vacuum aspiration