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Appendix B Additional Practice Exercises urgical Case #39 Surgical orative Diagnosis: operative Diagnosis: Preoperative Postoperative D Operation: History: Operative Report Incomplete abortion Same Dilatation and curettage This 22-year-old female, gravida IV, para II, AB I, comes in today because of abdominal pain and passing fetus on the sidewalk just outside the hospital. Apparently, her last menstrual period was two months ago. She had been doing well, and this problem just started today. The patient was placed on the operating table in the lithotomy position, and prepped and draped in the usual manner. Under satisfactory intravenous sedation, the cervix was visualized by means of a weighted speculum and grasped in the anterior lip with a sponge forceps. Cord was prolapsed through the cervix and vagina, and a considerable amount of placental tissue was in the vagina and cervix. This was removed. A sharp curette was used to explore the endometrial cavity, and a minimal amount of curettings was obtained. The patient tolerated the procedure well. Procedure: Code(s)