Serrated Adenoid Curette

Endoscopic-guided adenoidectomy using a classic adenoid curette: a simple way to improve adenoidectomy.

A total of 13 adenoidectomies using a nasal endoscopic-guided transoral adenoid curette (not yet a published standardised method) were performed to treat snoring. Nasal endoscopy allows easy assessment of the size of the adenoids and improves the accuracy of the adenoidectomy. This technique is particularly useful for paediatric patients who have small oral cavities. The assessment and excision...

Dull Wire Curette

Since the discovery by Recamier in 18501 of the presence of "intrauterine fungosities" as a cause of metrorrhagia, and his recommendation of the curette with subacute edges known by his name for their removal, the majority of gynecological text-books have mentioned these growths and their operative treatment. Only in Meigs (1851), Churchill (1857), and Hewitt (1872) do I find no reference to th...

Serrated lesions and serrated polyposis syndrome.

The serrated pathway has been shown to be an alternative colorectal carcinogenetic route potentially accounting for up to one third of all CRCs. Serrated lesions, particularly SSPs, have been a focus of research during the past few years. They have well-established histological and molecular characteristics that account for their potential carcinogenetic risk through the accumulation BRAF, KRAS...

[Serrated polyps and serrated polyposis syndrome].

Serrated polyps of the colorectum are a heterogeneous group of lesions with potential malignant transformation through the «serrated pathway» of carcinogenesis. The discovery of these lesions has been a paradigm shift in the concept of the adenoma-carcinoma sequence, so that up to 30% of tumors develop through this pathway. The main factors associated with an increased risk of malignancy in ser...

Exhibition of Dull Wire Curette