Should the Pap smear be repeated at the first colposcopy visit?
| Autor: | Michael A. Quinn, G E Dolman, Jeffrey Tan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia Risk Assessment Teaching hospital Predictive Value of Tests medicine Humans Registries Referral and Consultation Aged Neoplasm Staging Quality of Health Care Retrospective Studies Vaginal Smears Colposcopy medicine.diagnostic_test Obstetrics business.industry Biopsy Needle Australia Obstetrics and Gynecology Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Middle Aged Uterine Cervical Dysplasia medicine.disease Immunohistochemistry Dysplasia Predictive value of tests Female Neoplasm staging business Papanicolaou Test |
| Zdroj: | The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 45:514-517 |
| ISSN: | 1479-828X 0004-8666 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1479-828x.2005.00488.x |
| Popis: | Aim: To determine whether there is any benefit in repeating the Pap smear at the time of colposcopy in women referred to a teaching hospital dysplasia clinic. Methods: Analysis of a computerised database, and review of literature. Results: Repeating the Pap smear potentially changed management in 2% of women referred with low-grade lesions, and in 7% of those with high-grade lesions. Conclusion: Although the literature suggests that the repeat smear may directly affect the quality of the colposcopic examination, repeating the smear in women referred with high-grade squamous intraepithelial (HSIL) smears may be beneficial. |
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