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Dilatation And Curettage

Developed by Medindia Content Team | Health Animation Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on Apr 10, 2014

Dilatation and curettage, also called as D&C, is a surgical procedure done to scrape and collect the tissue from inside the uterus. Dilatation ('D') is a widening of the cervix and Curettage ('C') is the scraping of the contents of the uterus.

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The procedure/surgery depicted in this video is for information purpose only. Depending on the patient condition, the procedure/surgery methodology could vary in actuality.

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Dilation and curettage (D&C) is a common surgery, done on women to scrape and collect the tissue from inside the uterus. The procedure is usually performed under general or regional anaesthesia.

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