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  2. Dilation and curettage - Wikipedia

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    Dilation (or dilatation) and curettage (D&C) refers to the dilation (widening or opening) of the cervix and surgical removal of sections and/or layers of the lining of the uterus and or contents of the uterus such as an unwanted fetus (early abortion before 13 weeks), remains of a non-viable fetus, retained placenta after birth or abortion as well as any abnormal tissue which may be in the ...

  3. Emergency bleeding control - Wikipedia

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    External bleeding is generally described in terms of the origin of the blood flow by vessel type. The basic categories of external bleeding are: Arterial bleeding: As the name suggests, blood flow originating in an artery. With this type of bleeding, the blood is typically bright red to yellowish in colour, due to the high degree of oxygenation.

  4. Dilation and evacuation - Wikipedia

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    Dilation and evacuation can be offered for the management of second trimester miscarriage if skilled providers are available. [6] Some women choose D&E over labor induction for a second trimester loss because it can be a scheduled surgical procedure, offering predictability over labor induction, or because they find it emotionally easier than undergoing labor and delivery.

  5. Death of Amber Thurman - Wikipedia

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    By the time the procedure was performed twenty hours later, Thurman's condition had deteriorated, and she died that same day. According to her death certificate , Thurman died of septic shock and retained products of conception , a description so rare that the last time it had been cited in Georgia death records was 15 years prior.

  6. Vacuum aspiration - Wikipedia

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    Single-use double-valve manual vacuum aspirator. Vacuum or suction aspiration is a procedure that uses a vacuum source to remove an embryo or fetus through the cervix.The procedure is performed to induce abortion, as a treatment for incomplete spontaneous abortion (otherwise commonly known as miscarriage) or retained fetal and placental tissue, or to obtain a sample of uterine lining ...

  7. DNC - Wikipedia

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    Dilation and curettage (sometimes pronounced or spelled DNC) - a gynecological procedure; Dinitro-ortho-cresol, a herbicide; Direct numerical control or distributed numerical control, in manufacturing, a common term for networking CNC machine tools; Do not connect: a common acronym in the description of integrated circuits connections

  8. Culdoscopy - Wikipedia

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    Culdoscopy is an endoscopic procedure performed to examine the rectouterine pouch and pelvic viscera by the introduction of a culdoscope through the posterior vaginal wall. [1] The word culdoscopy (and culdoscope) is derived from the term cul-de-sac, which means literally in French "bottom of a sac", and refers to the rectouterine pouch (or called the pouch of Douglas).

  9. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt - Wikipedia

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    TIPS is a life-saving procedure in bleeding from esophageal or gastric varices. A randomized study showed that the survival is better if the procedure is done within 72 hours after bleeding. [2] TIPS has shown some promise for people with hepatorenal syndrome. [3] It may also help with ascites. [4]