 Curettage
"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Curettage" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Curettage" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Curettage" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Montgomery C, Couch C, Emory CL, Nicholas R. Giant Cell Tumor of Bone: Review of Current Literature, Evaluation, and Treatment Options. J Knee Surg. 2019 Apr; 32(4):331-336.
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Shah AA, Jeffus SK, Zhao Z, Stoler MH, Stelow EB. Adjunct p16(INK4a) immunohistochemistry aids the detection of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions in endocervical curettage specimens. Am J Clin Pathol. 2014 Mar; 141(3):342-7.
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Pereira N, Grias I, Foster SE, Della Badia CR. Acute hemorrhage related to a residual cervical pregnancy: management with curettage, tamponade, and cerclage. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2013 Nov-Dec; 20(6):907-11.
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