endocervical curettage

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Endocervical curettage

Biopsy performed with a curette to scrape the mucous membrane of the cervical canal.

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endocervical curettage

Gynecology The scraping of the endocervical mucosa with a spoon-shaped curette, usually performed with a cervical Bx to identify changes in the transition zone. See Transition zone.

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cervical cancer ECC			However, this may need to be deferred until six weeks postpartum, if an endocervical curettage is necessary. Screening and management of cervical dysplasias/cervical cancer: new ... by Hudson, Tori / Townsend Letter Endocervical curettage performed at the time of initial LEEP showed HSIL in 18 women. Significance of margin and extent of dysplasia in loop electrosurgery ... by Tyler, Lisa N.; Andrews, Nancy; Parrish, Rudolph S.; Hazlett, Linda J.; Korourian, Soheila / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Cervical colposcopy now has a series of codes, 57452-57461, including codes for endocervical curettage, biopsy, and loop electrode conization. New codes include performance measurement by Frieden, Joyce / Clinical Psychiatry News			endoblast endobronchial endobronchial biopsy endobronchial tube endobronchitis endocardia endocardial endocardial border enhancement endocardial candidiasis endocardial cushion endocardial cushion defect endocardial cushions endocardial fibroelastosis endocardial lead transvenous lead endocardial murmur endocardial pacing endocardial tubes endocardiosis endocarditis endocarditis, bacterial endocarditis, infective endocardium ENDOcare nitinol stent endocervical endocervical brush endocervical curettage endocervical speculum endocervicitis endocervix endochondral endochondral bone endochondral ossification endochondroma endochromatosis endocolitis Endoconidium temulentum endocranial endocranitis endocranium endocrinasthenia endocrine endocrine cancer endocrine diabetes mellitus Endocrine Disruptor endocrine fracture endocrine gland endocrine glands endocrine kidney endocrine pancreas endocrine system endocrine therapy			endocarditis endocarditis Endocarditis, bacterial Endocarditis, bacterial Endocarditis, bacterial Endocarditis, infective Endocarditis, infective Endocarditis, infective endocardium endocardium endocardium endocardiums endocardiums endocardiums ENDOcare nitinol stent endocarp endocarp endocarpal endocarpal endocarpic endocarpic endocarps endocarps Endocast Endocast endocentric Endocerotoidea endocervical endocervical brush Endocervical Columnar Cell Intraepithelial Neoplasia endocervical curettage endocervical glandular atypia endocervical speculum Endocervical-Like Mucinous Borderline Tumor endocervicitis endocervicitis endocervicitis endocervix endocervix Endocet Endocet Endochondral Endochondral Endochondral endochondral bone endochondral bone endochondral bone endochondral ossification endochondral ossification endochondral ossification endochondral, formation bone endochondral, formation bone endochondral, formation bone endochondroma Endochrine system Endochrine system Endochrine system endochromatosis Endochrome Endoclip endocolitis

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