"Dilatation and Curettage" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Dilatation of the cervix uteri followed by a scraping of the endometrium with a curette.
| Descriptor ID |
D004107
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.157.310 E04.950.300.299
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dilatation and Curettage" by people in Profiles.
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Complex atypical endometrial hyperplasia: the risk of unrecognized adenocarcinoma and value of preoperative dilation and curettage. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Sep; 114(3):523-9.