BACKGROUND Cervical pregnancy, an uncommon variety of ectopic gestation is associated with high morbidity and adverse consequences for future fertility. Currently there are no specific recommendations for the best treatment of this entity. CASE A 35-year-old nullipara presented with 8 weeks of amenorrhea and painless brown discharge. The patient was diagnosed with cervical pregnancy with embr...

The incidence and character of the bacteremia associated with elective suction abortion was investigated in volunteer subjects aged 19 to 35 years who were to undergo first trimester abortion by suction curettage. One hundred and forty-four blood cultures were obtained from thirteen pregnant and four non-pregnant (control) subjects matched for age. Transient bacteremia occurred during or soon a...

Completion of uterine curettage may be challenging following uterine perforation even under sonographic and laparoscopic monitoring. This report illustrates the use of a flexible intubating stylet as a guide to place the suction curette into the uterine cavity when sonography and laparoscopy alone are not successful. Use of a malleable instrument such as an intubating stylet as a guide should b...

Endogenous Candida endophthalmitis (ECE) is a rare disease. We present a patient with Candida endophthalmitis after two consecutive procedures of suction dilatation and curettage for elective abortion. A 24-year-old single woman who received a suction dilatation and curettage one week ago developed pain and blurred vision in the right eye. Endogenous Candida endophthalmitis was diagnosed and tr...

Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital (SRRSH) has developed a form of laparoscopic hepatectomy, resecting by curettage and suction. Such resection has been carried out successfully in 6 patients who had liver tumors. The results are satisfactory. And after the operation, there is a very effective perioperative nursing ensuring the patient's recovery.

Cervical pregnancy is an extremely rare condition with potential grave consequences if not diagnosed and treated early enough. We present a case and an ultrasound image of early cervical ectopic pregnancy with a history of two previous cesarean sections who was successfully treated with suction curettage.

A 20-year-old woman developed lower abdominal pain and fever within 48 h of undergoing an elective termination of a 10 week pregnancy by suction dilation and curettage. Progressive clinical deterioration prompted an exploratory laparotomy which revealed necrotic ovaries bilaterally (A). Areas of the myometrium were also ne-crotic and hemorrhagic (B). An abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salp...

Axillary hyperhidrosis poses a serious problem to the affected patients. So far, the conservative measures employed seem to be disappointing, operations with axillary skin excision, undermining and/or skin reconstruction may cause secondary functional and cosmetic problems, whereas botulinum A toxin injections need to be repeated frequently. The aim of this study was to establish the safety, ef...

abstract a32 year-old multigravid patient with 10 weeks of pregnancy was referred to the emergency ward with massive vaginal bleeding and preshock state. suction curettage, laparotomy, uterine artery ligation, macdonald cerclage, and hysterectomy was done, in that order. after hysterectomy and massive transfusion she recovered. when a diagnosis of cesarean scar pregnancy is made in the emergenc...