Routine vaginal cuff smear testing in post-hysterectomy patients with benign uterine conditions: When is it indicated?

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 233-238

  Videlefsky, Andrea ^a   Grossl, Norman ^a,b,e   Denniston, Maxine ^d   Sehgal, Rajneesh ^a   Lane, J Michael ^a   Goodenough, Gerald ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c St Mark's Hospital Salt Lake City   (United States)

^d AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^e Department of Pathology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED STATES; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; VAGINAL DISEASES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0034221339     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/15572625-13-4-233     Document Type: Article

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