Vulsellum

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A vulsellum (also known as a volsella or vulsella) is a pair of surgical (gynecological) forceps with hooks at the tip of each blade. It is used in obstetrics and gynecology procedures.

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Medicine

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subspecialties

Surgery

Cardiac surgery Cardiothoracic surgery Colorectal surgery Eye surgery General surgery Neurosurgery Oral and maxillofacial surgery Orthopedic surgery Hand surgery Otolaryngology (ENT) Pediatric surgery Plastic surgery Reproductive surgery Surgical oncology Thoracic surgery Transplant surgery Trauma surgery Urology Andrology Vascular surgery

Internal medicine

Allergy / Immunology Angiology (Vascular Medicine) Cardiology Endocrinology Gastroenterology Hepatology Geriatrics Hematology Infectious disease Nephrology Oncology Pulmonology Rheumatology

Obstetrics and gynaecology

Gynaecology Gynecologic oncology Maternal-fetal medicine Obstetrics Reproductive endocrinology and infertility Urogynecology

Diagnostic

Healthcare sciences Radiology Interventional radiology, Nuclear medicine Pathology Anatomical pathology, Clinical pathology, Clinical chemistry, Clinical immunology, Cytopathology, Medical microbiology, Transfusion medicine

Other specialties

Addiction medicine Adolescent medicine Anesthesiology Dermatology Disaster medicine Diving medicine (Undersea and hyperbaric medicine) Emergency medicine Family medicine General practice Hospital medicine Intensive-care medicine Medical genetics Neurology Clinical neurophysiology Occupational medicine Ophthalmology Pain management Palliative care Pediatrics Neonatology Physical medicine and rehabilitation (Physiatry) Preventive medicine Psychiatry Radiation oncology Reproductive medicine Sexual medicine Sleep medicine Sports medicine Transplantation medicine Tropical medicine Travel medicine

Medical education

Medical school
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Bachelor of Medical Sciences
Master of Medicine
Master of Surgery
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor Medicinae (Denmark and Norway)
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
MD-PhD

Related topics

v t e Surgical instruments

Dissecting	Scalpels (Laser scalpel) · RF knife · Lancets · Liston knife · Catlin · Von Graefe knife Scissors: Bandage scissors · Mayo scissors · Metzenbaum scissors · Tenotomy scissors Other: Rongeur · Curette · Osteotome · Drill bits · Rasps · Trocars · Drills · Dermatomes

Grasping (forceps)	Bulldogs forceps · Hemostat · Obstetric · Vulsellum · Tenaculum · Debakey forceps

Clamping	Foerster clamp · Hemostat · Pennington clamp · Aortic cross-clamp · Gomco clamp · Allis clamp

Retracting/viewing	Retractors: Senn retractor · Rib spreader

Accessory/other	Examination/prep: Dilators · Specula · Fiber optic endoscopes · Head mirror Suction: Yankauer suction tip Irrigation and injection needles Measurement devices: rulers and caliper Drain: Jackson-Pratt drain · Penrose drain Other: Surgical staplers · Periodontal probe · Surgical suture

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