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Scissor Excision Plus Electrocautery of Anogenital Warts in Prepubertal Children
Author(s) -
Handley J.M.,
Maw R.D.,
Horner T.,
Lawther H.,
Bingham E. A.,
Dinsmore W. W.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1991.tb00869.x
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , surgical excision
Nineteen prepubertal children with anogenital (AG) warts were treated by scissor excision plus electrocautery under general anesthesia. Median posttreatment follow up was nine months. Minor clinical recurrences were seen in five (26.3%) children, all within three months after treatment. Recurring warts responded in all cases to home application of 0.5% podophyliotoxin (Condyline). Surgery plus electrocautery was well tolerated with no notable side effects. It is simple, safe, and efficacious, and is a suitable second‐line treatment for AG warts in children.