A prospective evaluation of "see and treat" in women with HSIL Pap smear results: Is this an appropriate strategy?

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 2-6

  Numnum, T Michael ^a,b   Kirby, Tyler O ^a   Leath III, Charles A ^a   Huh, Warner K ^a   Alvarez, Ronald D ^a   Straughn Jr , J Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Old Hillman Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; LEEP; See and treat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COLPOSCOPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACE; SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM; STANDARD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU;

ADULT; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; COLPOSCOPY; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 12244311491     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128360-200501000-00002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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