Outpatient diagnostic aspiration curettage.
A series of 250 patients underwent aspiration curettage; 206 of the 250 underwent the procedure in the office without anesthesia. Patient acceptance of the method was good. Hysterectomy or follow-up dilatation and curettage within 24 hours in 97 patients revealed that the diagnosis was correct in 91% of the cases. The method provides an excellent endometrial specimen for histologic examination, has little risk for the patient, and saves considerable time and cost.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D004107:Dilatation and Curettage; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014619:Vacuum Curettage