Curettage, in surgery, is the use of a curette to remove tissue by scraping or scooping. Surgery (from the χειρουργική cheirourgikē, via chirurgiae meaning "hand work" is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental A curette is a Spoon -shaped surgical instrument for cleaning a diseased surface Tissue is a cellular organizational level intermediate between cells and a complete organism It may be used to obtain a biopsy of a mass to determine if it is a granuloma, neoplasm, or some other tumor. A biopsy (in Greek: βίος life and όψη look/appearance is a Medical test involving the removal of cells or tissues Mass is a fundamental concept in Physics, roughly corresponding to the Intuitive idea of how much Matter there is in an object In Medicine ( Anatomical pathology) a granuloma (classical Latin plural granulomata; modern anglicized plural granulomas, also accepted See also Cancer A tumor or tumour is the name for a swelling or lesion formed by an abnormal growth of cells (termed neoplastic It is often employed prior to definitive excisional surgery to more precisely delineate the extent of a tumor. In selected cases, curettage may be employed to treat certain 'low risk' skin cancers such as superficial basal cell carcinoma. Basal cell carcinoma is a type of skin cancer It is a malignant epithelial cell tumor that begins as a papule (a small circumscribed solid elevation of the skin and enlarges peripherally developing Rarely, curettage may be employed palliatively to debulk masses. Palliative care (from Latin palliare to cloak is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of Disease Symptoms
Curettage is also a declining method of abortion. An It has been replaced by vacuum aspiration over the last decade. Vacuum or suction aspiration uses aspiration to remove the contents of the Uterus through the Cervix.
Curettage is also employed to treat periodontally affected teeth. Curette instruments may be used to remove granulated and infected or inflamed tissue around the involved teeth. Removal of the granulation tissue via curettage promotes healing of the periodontal tissues and a reduction in pocket depths around the teeth.
See also
- Misoprostol (Cytotec). Misoprostol is a drug that is FDA -approved in the United States for the prevention of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ( NSAID)-induced Misoprostol is a drug that is FDA -approved in the United States for the prevention of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ( NSAID)-induced
- dilation and curettage
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