Diagnostic value of colposcopy and histopathology in patients with abnormal Pap smear and suspicious clinical findings referring to Sanandaj Besat Hospital in 2012-2014 [PDF]
Introduction: Cervical cancer is one of the main causes of women's mortality in many of developing world countries and had a significant increase in recent years.
Farnaz Zandvakili +5 more
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Introduction: Back in India, cervical cancer is the second most frequent cancer in women (aged 15–45 years) following breast cancer, accounting for nearly 14% of all female cancer cases.
Dipali Prasad +5 more
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Fertility and early pregnancy outcomes after treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of cervical excision for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia on fertility and early pregnancy outcomes. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.
Arbyn, M. +6 more
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Excisional treatment in women with cervical adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS): a prospective randomised controlled noninferiority trial to compare AIS persistence/recurrence after loop electrosurgical excision procedure with cold knife cone biopsy: protocol for a pilot study [PDF]
Introduction: Adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) of the uterine cervix is the precursor to invasive endocervical adenocarcinoma. An excisional biopsy such as a cold knife cone biopsy (CKC) should be performed to exclude invasive adenocarcinoma.
Anderson, Lyndal +15 more
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Quantitative Screening of Cervical Cancers for Low-Resource Settings: Pilot Study of Smartphone-Based Endoscopic Visual Inspection After Acetic Acid Using Machine Learning Techniques [PDF]
Background: Approximately 90% of global cervical cancer (CC) is mostly found in low- and middle-income countries. In most cases, CC can be detected early through routine screening programs, including a cytology-based test.
Ahn, Yujin +10 more
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Comparison of Vaginal versus Oral Estradiol Administration in Improving the Visualization of Transformation Zone (TZ) during Colposcopy [PDF]
Introduction: Colposcopy is an important diagnostic tool in the evaluation of patients with abnormal pap smears. However, in 10-20% transformation zone (TZ)/squamo-columnar junction is not completely visualized and these patients are deemed to have ...
Seema Beniwal +5 more
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The authors attempt to address the importance of timely detection and management of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) to prevent cervical cancer.
Georgios Panagakis +7 more
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The effect of supportive counseling on stress reduction in women undergoing colposcopy: a quasi-experimental study [PDF]
Objective(s): In the case of abnormal Pap smear, colposcopy is recommended. Women referred for colposcopy experience high levels of stress. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of supportive counseling on stress reduction in women undergoing ...
Fatemeh Hemmati +4 more
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Introduction: The incidence of cervical cancer is very high in developing countries. The extensive use of cervical screening with PAP smear and colposcopy has considerably increased the detection of premalignant and malignant cervical lesions.
Arati Shrestha +6 more
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MicroRNA-551b expression profile in low and high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the expression of microRNA (miR)-551b in patients with low and high grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and to find an association with high-risk Human Papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection-related prognostic biomarkers ...
Bordi, G +7 more
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