Digital assessment of the reproductive tract versus colposcopy for directing biopsies in women with abnormal Pap smears.

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

authors： Winter M,Cestero RM,Burg A,Felix JC,Han C,Raffo AM,Vasilev S

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common cause of genital discomfort in women in reproductive ages, which causes many complications. Bacterial vaginosis is usually treated by metronidazole and clindamycin. However, this protocol does not prevent its recurrence, which is a main complaint of the patients. The numbe...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Homayouni A,Bastani P,Ziyadi S,Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi S,Ghalibaf M,Mortazavian AM,Mehrabany EV

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and adverse events of electrofulguration for the treatment of cervical intraepithelial lesion grade 1 (CIN 1). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Women aged 19 years and older received electrofulguration for histologically proven exocervical CIN 1. They were followed up at 3, 6, and ...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Roy MC,Mayrand MH,Franco E,Arseneau J,Ferenczy A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the collection of vaginal exudates with and without the use of a speculum to diagnose vaginal infections. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We examined 45 patients with vaginal discharge. Two vaginal swabs were taken, one with and the other without a speculum. Both were examined by wet mount microscopy to detect...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Audisio T,Penacino M,Cannistraci R,Bertolotto P

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review highlights recent advances in our understanding of preneoplastic squamous lesions of the vulva, from a pathologist's perspective. Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) is the preferred nomenclature for these lesions. VIN lesions may or may not be symptomatic and have a variable clinical appearance. Three ...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Colgan TJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVES.: To determine the prevalence of cervical dysplasia, diagnosed cytologically (squamous intraepithelial lesion [SIL]) or histologically (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia [CIN]), in women with external anogenital warts, and to determine the discriminating risk factors between those with and without cervical...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Li J,Rousseau MC,Franco EL,Ferenczy A

更新日期：2003-01-01 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

authors： Indraccolo U,Baldoni A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to describe temporal trends in screening and outcomes for women, after changes in guidelines in Alberta, Canada, that raised starting age to 21 years, then to 25 years of age, and reduced frequency to 3 yearly. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Calgary Laboratory Information System data were use...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Sayed SA,Naugler C,Chen G,Dickinson JA

更新日期：2021-01-01 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

authors： Eshtiaghi P,Sadownik LA

更新日期：2019-01-01 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

authors： Massad LS,Jeronimo J,Katki HA,Schiffman M,National Institutes of Health\/American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology Research Group.

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether Hybrid Capture 2 High-Risk HPV DNA Test (HC2) can be used as a test of cure in women treated for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or worse (CIN 2+) and allow discharge from colposcopy follow-up with a return to a cytology-based screening program for HC2-negative women. MATERIA...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Ceballos KM,Lee M,Cook DA,Smith LW,Gondara L,Krajden M,van Niekerk DJ,Coldman AJ

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims of the study were to define the heterogeneity of vulvodynia by determining data-driven subgroups within the vulvodynia diagnosis using exploratory cluster analysis and to characterize the subgroups identified. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Included were participants in the longitudinal population-based stud...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Reed BD,Plegue MA,Williams DA,Sen A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in pelvic lymph nodes or plasma of women with early-stage cervical cancer is a marker for recurrence. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-eight women undergoing radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer stage IB had HPV DNA testing in cervical tissue, plasma, and the la...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Peedicayil A,Sathish N,Gnanamony M,John S,Viswanathan FR,Naseema PS,Abraham P

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disseminated tuberculosis involving the uterine cervix and central nervous system is described in a 26-year-old Native American female with new-onset seizures. Her presenting complaint was generalized seizures with associated weight loss, chronic cough, global headache, and malaise. Pelvic examination revealed an exop...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Kern TW,Waxman AG,Kilgo R,Tempest B

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atypical polypoid adenomyoma (APA) of the uterus is a rare, benign lesion. Histologically, it is composed of a glandular and squamous cell proliferation with architectural complexity and cytologic atypia of glands, and a hypercellular smooth muscle stroma. APA is difficult to distinguish from well-differentiated adeno...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Jakus S,Edmonds P,Dunton C,Holland G

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to compare loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) with cold knife conization (CKC) as therapeutic management procedures for women with adenocarcinoma in situ (ACIS) of the cervix. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective chart review of all patients who underwent a conization procedure w...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Latif NA,Neubauer NL,Helenowski IB,Lurain JR

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare the diagnostic yield of conventional endocervical curettage (ECC) with fabric-based ECC in a consistent physician group. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This is a retrospective case-control study of patients who underwent ECC both before and after introduction of a fabr...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Diedrich JT,Rathore S,Bentz JS

更新日期：2017-10-01 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

authors： Huchko MJ,Woo V,Liegler T,Leddy A,Smith-McCune K,Sawaya GF,Bukusi EA,Cohen CR

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the results of cold knife conization (CKC) and loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia to determine if excisional method has effects on pathologic interpretation. METHODS:Retrospective review of the perioperative medical records of patients who had a C...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Miroshnichenko GG,Parva M,Holtz DO,Klemens JA,Dunton CJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Metronidazole vaginal gel (MVG) 0.75% is a US Food and Drug Administration-approved, 5-day treatment for bacterial vaginosis (BV). This study tested the hypothesis that a shorter treatment course at a higher dose (MVG 1.3%) would yield similar efficacy to 5 days of MVG 0.75%. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This phase...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Chavoustie SE,Jacobs M,Reisman HA,Waldbaum AS,Levy SF,Hillier SL,Nyirjesy P

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study aimed to identify sociodemographic and disease-specific factors associated with follow-up in an inner-city multiethnic colposcopy clinic. MATERIALS AND METHODS:All charts of patients referred to colposcopy clinic for abnormal cervical cytology and/or high-risk human papillomavirus infections to the...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Chase DM,Osann K,Sepina N,Wenzel L,Tewari KS

更新日期：2012-10-01 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

authors： Santegoets LA,Helmerhorst TJ,van der Meijden WI

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to determine the clinical significance of the two subgroups of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS), designated "favor reactive" and "favor preneoplastic." MATERIALS AND METHODS:Cervical Papanicolaou smears with a diagnosis of ASCUS favor reactive or ASCUS favor preneoplas...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Yang M,Zachariah S

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if sites selected for colposcopic biopsy and histologically proven cervical intraepithelial neoplasia are distributed randomly across the cervix. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Data were evaluated from all patients who visited the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Colposcopy Clinic during a 20-month period...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Allard JE,Rodriguez M,Rocca M,Parker MF

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to assess whether lower proportions of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2+ diagnosed by random biopsy are from lower cut points defining an abnormal colposcopic impression or obtaining only one random biopsy when colposcopic impression is normal. METHODS:We compared colposcopy expe...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Pretorius RG,Belinson JL,Burchette RJ,Wu R,Qiao YL

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify the clinicopathologic features and treatment outcome of primary extramammary Paget disease of the vulva (EMPDV). MATERIALS AND METHODS:We performed a retrospective analysis of 14 patients who were treated at our center from April 1994 to November 2010. RESULTS:The mean ...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Nomura H,Matoda M,Okamoto S,Kondo E,Omatsu K,Kato K,Takeshima N

更新日期：2015-04-01 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

authors： El-Shalakany AH,Saeed MM,Abdel-Aal MR,El-Nakeeb AH,Noseirat N,Ayyad SB,El Din ZS

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:▪ 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 t...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors：

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness-based group cognitive behavior therapy (M-gCBT) versus education support group therapy for the pain and distress associated with provoked localized vulvodynia. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Participants were randomized to M-gCBT or education suppor...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Guillet AD,Cirino NH,Hart KD,Leclair CM

更新日期：2019-04-01 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

authors： Dunton CJ

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00