Comparison of the histopathological diagnoses of preoperative
dilatation and curettage and Pipelle biopsy.
Our findings showed that misoprostol is effective in cervical priming for
dilatation and curettage in premenopausal women.
Abnormal uterine bleeding; Histopathological diagnosis by conventional
dilatation and curettage. Professional Med J 2011; 18(4): 587-591.
Rebleeding and endometrial growth in women with postmenopausal bleeding and endometrial thickness <5 mm managed by
dilatation and curettage or ultrasound follow-up: a randomized controlled study.
Prior surgical interventions included
dilatation and curettage (23%) and myomectomy (8%).
This is known as a D & C (
dilatation and curettage) and is necessary to ensure that the fetus and placenta have been removed and to prevent infection setting in.
Dilatation and curettage, hysteroscopy and micro-hysteroscopy are some of the various clinical screening modalities for early detection of endometrial pathology in women with irregular uterine bleeding.
Withdrawal of an inner plunger creates suction by a negative pressure gradient.3 The Pipelle is easier, faster, more reliable and more economical than the conventional cervical
dilatation and curettage (DandC).4,5
Surgical evacuation can be done through one of two methods,
dilatation and curettage (D&C) and manual vacuum aspiration (MVA).
Objective: To compare the patient's acceptability of Pipelle and conventional
dilatation and curettage (D&C) for endometrial sampling and to estimate the average cost of both the procedures.
High risk factors are previously scarred uterus,
dilatation and curettage, advanced maternal age and abnormal placentation (2).