[Recovery of cervical portio epithelial integrity using radiofrequency: preliminary results]. / Il recupero dell'integrità epiteliale della portio mediante radiofrequenza: risultati preliminari.
Clin Ter
; 154(2): 93-6, 2003.
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| ID: mdl-12856367
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the radiosurgical procedure (high frequency, filtered wave-form energy) in the management of benign lesions of uterine cervix. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
In a prospective study a radiothermal cautery treatment by micro-needle was performed to 168 women, attending a gynecology office, with an abnormal cervical cytology, istology and with a colposcopic diagnosis of benign cervical lesions with a total visibility of squamous columnar junction and no extended lesion of cervical canal. Cytology and colposcopy were used to follow up after treatment 3-4 months and 10-12 months after the procedure.RESULTS:
130 women (77.6%) obtained a complete recovery at the first follow-up. Partial treatment failure, defined as the persistence or recurrence of a small cervical lesion after three months, was observed in 19 women (18.2%) but after a second treatment in the 100% we obtained a complete recovery with a well visible squamous columnar junction. Radiothermal cautery procedure was advantageous with a shorter duration of surgery, lower cost, reduced operation bleeding, no need for pain-relieving medication and shorter duration of postoperative disability.CONCLUSIONS:
This surgical procedure resulted an excellent technique to obtain a complete epithelial recovery of uterine cervix, easy and cheap to be executed in a outpatient office.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Uterine Cervical Diseases
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Electrocoagulation
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Radiofrequency Therapy
Type of study:
Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
It
Journal:
Clin Ter
Year:
2003
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy