Dilatation and Curettage / D&C

Creator: Dr. Anitha Paderla
Keywords: D&C Complications, Dilatation and Curettage, (D&C), anesthesia, surgery, breathing difficulties, bleeding, infection, Uterus Puncture, Laceration of Cervix, Uterine scrapping, scarring of uterine lining, endometrium

Written by Dr. Anitha Paderla

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Dilatation and Curettage - Complications

Complications are usually rare. Complications due to Anesthesia include:

► Reactions to Anesthetic medications

► Breathing difficulties

Complications of Surgery include:

► Bleeding

► Infection

► Puncture (perforation) of the uterus

► Laceration (tear) of the cervix

► Scarring of the uterine lining (endometrium)

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Dilatation and Curettage / D&C

Dilatation and Curettage - Complications

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