"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dilatation and Curettage" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of an Active vs Expectant Management Strategy on Successful Resolution of Pregnancy Among Patients With a Persisting Pregnancy of Unknown Location: The ACT or NOT Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2021 08 03; 326(5):390-400.
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Optimal treatment for women with a persisting pregnancy of unknown location, a randomized controlled trial: The ACT-or-NOT trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2018 10; 73:145-151.
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Acute abdominal pain caused by hematometra in an adolescent female: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2016 Dec 20; 10(1):369.