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Curettage by the “Vabra” suction curette as an outpatient procedure

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Diagnostic suction curettage is performed in many European countries in outpatient clinics. The results of a series of 50 operations are reported. The literature of over seven hundred such operations is reviewed.

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    John F. O'Sullivan

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O'Sullivan, J.F. Curettage by the “Vabra” suction curette as an outpatient procedure. Ir J Med Sci 143, 109–112 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03004749

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