Meta-analysis of the efficacy of cold coagulation as a treatment method for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: A systematic review

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 121, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 929-942

  Dolman, L ^a   Sauvaget, C ^b   Muwonge, R ^b   Sankaranarayanan, R ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Acceptability; cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; cold coagulation; efficacy; pooled analysis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADVERSE OUTCOME; BLEEDING; CERVICAL INFECTION; CERVICAL STENOSIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLD COAGULATION; DELIVERY; FAINTNESS; FERTILITY; HUMAN; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; META ANALYSIS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ACCEPTABILITY; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; COLD COAGULATION; EFFICACY; POOLED ANALYSIS;

CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; COLD TEMPERATURE; CRYOSURGERY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84903552645     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12655     Document Type: Review

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