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OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to demonstrate a methodology for auditing the impact of HCII testing on the direct cost of cervical cancer cytological screening, where the test is collected in all women screened and processed routinely in women age 30 years and older. MATERIALS AND METHODS:After a policy change to screen all patients 30 years or older with both Pap smears and high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV), as well as cocollection of HR-HPV in women younger than 30 years, all cytological, HPV, and histological data pertaining to cervical screening was collected retrospectively during a 2-month period. We documented the direct costs of performing these tests and estimated the necessary compliance rate for balanced cost-effectiveness. RESULTS:During the 2-month period, 8,300 women were screened with both Pap smear and HPV cocollection. Of the 'nonnormal' cytological findings, 5% of patients showed either atypical squamous cells (3.5%) or squamous intraepithelial abnormalities (1.5%). An additional 427 (5%) patients had the finding of positive HR-HPV with normal cytology. Six of these patients opted for immediate colposcopy, 2 of which were found to have cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2. In women age 30 years and older, 900 patients per 1,000 screened would be eligible for a 2-year screening interval based on negative cytology and negative HR-HPV. Based on the direct costs associated with this cohort, no more than 164 women could request screening at an interval shorter than 3 years for the total costs of such a program to equal that of one without HR-HPV cocollection. CONCLUSIONS:By adding HCII collection to the Pap smear for our entire screening cohort, we intended to reduce the number of tests performed, which was impacted by its age distribution. Our findings indicate that at least 736 of the 900 double-negative patients (82%) would have to be screened at no less than 3 years for such a screening paradigm to be cost-effective in managing women 30 years and older.
journal_name
J Low Genit Tract Disjournal_title
Journal of lower genital tract diseaseauthors
Lonky NM,Hunter MI,Sadeghi M,Edwards G,Bajamundi K,Monk BJdoi
10.1097/LGT.0b013e318057f319subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-10-01 00:00:00pages
258-64issue
4eissn
1089-2591issn
1526-0976pii
00128360-200710000-00005journal_volume
11pub_type
杂志文章abstract:OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:To systematically evaluate the literature regarding vulvodynia treatment outcome measures. METHODS:A systematic literature search on OVID, PubMed, and PsycINFO databases was conducted from inception until May 2016. Studies were included/excluded based on prespecified criteria. Reported outcome ...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000406
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The study aims to assess the frequency of cytological abnormalities in adolescents and young women, to establish the optimum age to start screening. METHODS:A retrospective study of cervical cytology results were obtained from the data center at the Santa Casa Hospital of São Paulo between January 2006 and D...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000273
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of metronidazole versus no treatment for the empiric treatment of inflammatory cytologic changes. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Patients with inflammatory changes on Pap smear were serially assigned to receive no treatment or metronidazole by one of three regimens: 2 grams orally as a single...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1526-0976.2001.005002082.x
更新日期:2001-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Vulvar fissures are a common cause of vulvar pain and discomfort. The differential diagnosis of the underlying process is broad, and some cases remain undiagnosed. Mycosis fungoides, the dominant component of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, rarely present as fissures. We report a case of a chronic vulvar fissure ...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e31819d09ad
更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of this retrospective clinical study was to evaluate clinical features, histopathology, treatment regimen, and follow-up in 95 patients with genital lichen planus. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed data of 95 women diagnosed with genital lichen planus and visiting the vulvar clinic at...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e3181d73622
更新日期:2010-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The Home Study Course is intended for the practicing colposcopist or practitioner who is seeking to develop or enhance his or her colposcopic skills. The goal of the course is to present colposcopic cases that are unusual or instructive in terms of appearance, presentation, or management, or that demonstrate ...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.lgt.0000171660.77437.f2
更新日期:2005-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Rituximab is being used increasingly for the treatment of B-cell malignancies and nonmalignant conditions. Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare neutrophilic dermatosis, which can be either idiopathic or associated with underlying systemic inflammatory conditions. We present a series of 4 patients who presented with ulcerati...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000043
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Female self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing is an alternative screening method that can potentially increase cervical cancer screening coverage. This review addresses the acceptability of HPV DNA testing using self-sampling compared with conventional clinician-collected sampling. Barriers...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000476
更新日期:2019-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the feasibility and efficiency of direct visual inspection after Lugol iodine painting in detecting cervical premalignant and malignant lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study included 1,012 women recruited from gynecology outpatient clinic screened for premalignant or malignant lesions of the ...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e31815f527c
更新日期:2008-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to summarize and review the evidence for the efficacy and safety of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for the treatment of vulvar lichen sclerosus (LS). MATERIALS AND METHODS:PubMed/MEDLINE, Ovid, Web of Science, and clinicaltrials.gov were searched fr...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000440
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Inflammation of the vulva can present as a manifestation of a localized problem or as part of a systemic disorder. Granulomatous vulvitis is a rare inflammatory condition that has histologic similarities to Crohn disease. Clinically, it presents with painless, chronic relapsing erythema, and edema, typically affecting...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e318216aaac
更新日期:2011-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To determine whether there is an association between high levels of telomerase and premalignant cervical disease and to provide a preliminary analysis of telomerase activity as a potential triage strategy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Premenopausal women were invited to participate in the study during routine gyne...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00128360-200504000-00005
更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology Colposcopy Standards address the role of and approach to colposcopy and biopsy for cervical cancer prevention in the United States. Working Group 1 was tasked with defining the role of colposcopy, describing benefits and potential harms, and developi...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000338
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine the utility of random biopsy and endocervical curettage (ECC) during colposcopy among women who ultimately underwent cervical excisional biopsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In a retrospective observational study, the charts were reviewed of every patient who underwent cervical excisional procedure per...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e3182a5296e
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to provide information about the molecular epidemiology of human papillomavirus (HPV) in a group of Cuban women. MATERIALS AND METHODS:DNA from cervical samples was analyzed using a quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which detects 6 of the clinically most relevant high-r...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e3182a7bb89
更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to determine rates of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 2 or greater in high-risk, racially diverse, young women with low-grade cytology. MATERIALS AND METHODS:After institutional review board approval, a cross-sectional study of 21- to 24-year-old women with low-grade cytolog...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000381
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to evaluate the rate of patient adherence to provider recommendations for biopsy proven cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 2 or 3 in an academic safety-net hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This is a case series of patients with biopsy-proven CIN 2 or 3 identified via pathology r...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000148
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:UNLABELLED:▪ ABSTRACT:: A case of a uterine lipoleiomyoma within an endometrial polyp is presented. Lipoleiomyomas represent a rare, benign gynecological entity that can present as post-menopausal bleeding or pelvic mass. Hysteroscopic appearance, MRI images, and histological images of the polyp are included. The Engl...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1526-0976.2000.44009.x
更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To compare the treatment and follow-up of patients with lichen sclerosus (LS) at the departments of Gynaecology and Dermatology at the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, to evaluate the need for a multidisciplinary vulvar clinic. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Treatment and follow-...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e3181c4bfe6
更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:: This study aimed to investigate correlations between a panel of biomarkers/tumor markers and high-risk (HR) human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive versus HR-HPV-negative cervical lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS:: The study included 188 women who consecutively attended a colposcopy clinic because of PAP smears ...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e318215170c
更新日期:2011-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cavernous hemangiomas of the cervix are extremely rare, benign lesions. To date, fewer than 50 cases have been reported. Here reported is a case of cavernous hemangioma of the cervix in a 53-year-old patient with the complaint of postcoital spotting. Most of these lesions are asymptomatic incidental findings, but some...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.lgt.0000210120.78145.b8
更新日期:2006-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To relate aspects of online colposcopic image assessment to the diagnosis of grades 2 and 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN 2+). METHODS:To simulate colposcopic assessment, we obtained digitized cervical images at enrollment after acetic acid application from 919 women referred for equivocal or minor...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e31819308d4
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:In women with negative cervical cytology and positive high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) test results, we compared the risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 3 (CIN 3) or cancer (CIN 3+) in women with previous abnormal cervical cytology, CIN, or HR-HPV with that in women without this history, and we ...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e318281f182
更新日期:2013-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Fabric-based endocervical and exocervical biopsy tools were compared with exocervical punch biopsy and sharp endocervical curettage. We compared the level of pain reported by the patient and the amount of bleeding rated by the physician relative to the type of biopsy used. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This was a 2...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e318234262d
更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Given the high prevalence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade 2/3 among HIV-infected women, we sought to examine the relationship between CIN 2/3 and HIV-1 genital shedding among women on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Paired plasma and cervical wick specime...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e3182712286
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The molecular events surrounding the pathogenesis of human cervical cancer remain to be defined to a significant extent. The current study investigates the expression of two putative tumor suppressor genes p16 and Rb in cervical neoplasm. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Tissue was collected from 16 cervical intraepit...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00128360-199710000-00008
更新日期:1997-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study are to analyze a cohort of women with vulvovaginal symptoms and positive cultures for non-albicans Candida (NAC) to determine whether yeast was responsible for their symptoms and to evaluate the mycological effectiveness of various regimens. METHODS:This observational study was perfor...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000126
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Allergic contact dermatitis is an uncommon but important cause of skin disease in the anogenital region. Relevant allergens are described in women and less commonly in men. The aim of this study was to describe outcomes of patch testing in men and women presenting with anogenital dermatoses. MATERIALS AND M...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000516
更新日期:2020-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The terminology for human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated squamous lesions of the lower anogenital tract has a long history marked by disparate diagnostic terms derived from multiple specialties. It often does not reflect current knowledge of HPV biology and pathogenesis. A consensus process was convened to recommend ...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e31825c31dd
更新日期:2012-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to highlight that colposcopic vaginal patterns are not specific, unlike cervical colposcopic patterns, and to provide a simpler classification of vaginal colposcopic patterns. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A total of 223 patients who underwent colposcopy with Schiller test were assessed (hierarchica...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e318237ec82
更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00