Dilation and Curettage (D&C) is a common procedure performed in the United States. Dilatation is performed to open and widen the cervix (entrance to the uterus); curettage is used to sample the endometrium (the lining of the uterus). Vagina.
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Basically, this procedure takes a larger sample of cells from the mucus membrane inside the cervix wall to test more specifically for cervical cancer. Endocervical curettage is usually done at the same time that women undergo a colposcopy.
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Definition. 1  Dilation and Curettage (D&C) is a common procedure performed in the United States. Dilatation is performed to open and widen the cervix (entrance to the uterus); curettage is used to sample the endometrium (the lining of the uterus). 2  D&C is a procedure performed for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
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Curettage is the removal of the lining of the uterus by scraping. The lining is known as the endometrium. ... It will be used to scrape the uterine lining and remove tissue through the vagina. After sampling the endometrium, the instrument will be removed from the cervix. ...
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Numbing medicine may be applied to the opening to the uterus (cervix). The cervical canal is widened, and a curette (a metal loop on the end of a long, thin handle) is passed through the opening into the uterus cavity. The provider gently scrapes the inner layer of tissue, called the endometrium. The tissue is collected for examination.
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An instrument called a cervical dilator is placed into the cervical canal ... After the smallest dilator is used, successively larger ones are used to dilate the cervix. A scoop-shaped instrument, called a curette, is inserted and used to scrape the uterine lining and remove tissue through ...
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Pain medications may help relieve discomfort during an endocervical curettage test. During an endocervical curettage, a curette is used to scrape tissue sample from the endocervical canal. The tissue retrieved during an endocervical curettage is sent to a lab for testing.
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Rarely, uterine cancer, ovarian cancer and cervical cancer can cause excessive menstrual bleeding. ... In this procedure, your doctor opens (dilates) your cervix and then scrapes or suctions tissue from the lining of your uterus to reduce menstrual bleeding. ...
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procedure that widens the cervical canal with a dilator and scrapes the uterine endometrium with a curette
The procedure that widens the cervical canal with a dilator and scrapes the uterine endometrium with a curette is Endocervical curettage. Endocervical curettage widens the cervical canal with a dilator and scrapes the uterine endometrium with a curette.