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Is there a role for colposcopy in the follow‐up of treated low grade squamous intraepithelial lesions?
Author(s) -
JONES Simon,
SYKES Peter,
PATHER Selvan,
PEDDIE David
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.2004.00322.x
Subject(s) - colposcopy , medicine , cervix , cytology , obstetrics , gynecology , retrospective cohort study , surgery , cervical cancer , cancer , pathology
Is routine colposcopy justified in the follow up of treated low grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LGSIL) of the cervix? This retrospective study analysed the notes of women treated at a public hospital colposcopy clinic over a 5‐year period. Two hundred and fifty women fulfilled the inclusion criteria of whom 11 had persistent disease. Of these, only one case of LGSIL was detected by colposcopy in the absence of abnormal cytology. In the present study, routine colposcopy offered minimal additional benefit over cytology.