Sonographic monitoring to guide the performance of postabortal uterine curettage.
This communication describes a technique of sonographically monitored uterine curettage. This method is of particular value in the management of postabortal endomyometritis associated with retained products of conception or in any situation in which anatomic variation (for instance, retroversion) makes curette insertion difficult.
D004107:Dilatation and Curettage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004716:Endometritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014619:Vacuum Curettage / Q000009:adverse effects*