To correct the patient's prolonged bleeding, the physician scheduled a surgery that involves widening of the cervix and scraping of the endometrial lining of the uterus or a/an

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The surgical intervention described involves dilation and curettage (D&C), which involves widening of the cervix and scraping of the endometrial lining of the uterus. A&P repair (anterior and posterior repair) is a surgical procedure to repair a weakened vaginal wall, conization is a surgical procedure to remove a cone-shaped section of tissue from the cervix, and cervicectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the cervix. These procedures are not indicated for the correction of prolonged bleeding.

To Correct the Patient's Prolonged Bleeding, the Physician Scheduled a Surgery