"Curettage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A scraping, usually of the interior of a cavity or tract, for removal of new growth or other abnormal tissue, or to obtain material for tissue diagnosis. It is performed with a curet (curette), a spoon-shaped instrument designed for that purpose. (From Stedman, 25th ed & Dorland, 27th ed)
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D003475
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.157
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Curettage" by people in Profiles.
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Massad LS, Perkins RB, Naresh A, Nelson EL, Spiryda L, Gecsi KS, Mulhem E, Kostas-Polston E, Zou T, Giles TL, Wentzensen N. Colposcopy Standards: Guidelines for Endocervical Curettage at Colposcopy. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2023 01 01; 27(1):97-101.
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Zou T, Dave S, Adler RN, Manning MJ, Scott MP, Strock C, Kandil D, Cosar E, Fischer AH. Colposcopic endocervical brushing cytology appears to be more sensitive than histologic endocervical curettage for detecting endocervical adenocarcinoma. J Am Soc Cytopathol. 2021 Mar-Apr; 10(2):135-140.
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Kandil D, Yang X, Stockl T, Liu Y. Clinical outcomes of patients with insufficient sample from endometrial biopsy or curettage. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2014 Sep; 33(5):500-6.
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Abramowicz S, Simon LE, Kozakewich HP, Perez-Atayde AR, Kaban LB, Padwa BL. Myofibromas of the jaws in children. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2012 Aug; 70(8):1880-4.