11. The following day he would complete the curettage . 12. Then curettage was done in his clinic. 13. Larger lesions can be treated with electrodesiccation and curettage , shave excision, or cryosurgery. 14. Squamous cell carcinoma are generally treated by surgical excision, Mohs surgery or electrodessication and curettage . 15. Electrodessication and curettage or EDC can be done on selected squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. 16. Only about 10 % of patients with PTD can be treated successfully with a second curettage . 17. Dilation and curettage or an endometrial biopsy are used to obtain a tissue sample for histological examination. 18. Vacuum aspiration may be used earlier in pregnancy than dilation and curettage ( D & C ). 19. A more thorough histologic evaluation can be obtained by a dilatation and curettage , which requires anesthesia. 20. Others may temporarily improve their symptoms with dilation and curettage , a procedure to scrape out the uterine lining.