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curettage
Indications:
- used in association with cervical dilation for treatment of miscarriage
- used to treat teeth effected by periodontitis
Procedure:
- scraping of the interior of a cavity or tract.
Specific
curettage for hydatidiform mole
curettage of anal fissure
curettage of bone cyst/benign neoplasm
endocervical curettage
postpartum curettage
General
surgery
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
- Wikipedia: Curettage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curettage