Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:Low physician density, undercapacitated laboratory infrastructures, and limited resources are major limitations to the development and implementation of widely accessible cervical cancer prevention programs in sub-Saharan Africa. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We developed a system operated by nonphysician health providers that used widely available and affordable communication technology to create locally adaptable and sustainable public sector cervical cancer prevention program in Zambia, one of the world's poorest countries. RESULTS:Nurses were trained to perform visual inspection with acetic acid aided by digital cervicography using predefined criteria. Electronic digital images (cervigrams) were reviewed with patients, and distance consultation was sought as necessary. Same-visit cryotherapy or referral for further evaluation by a gynecologist was offered. The Zambian system of "electronic cervical cancer control" bypasses many of the historic barriers to the delivery of preventive health care to women in low-resource environments while facilitating monitoring, evaluation, and continued education of primary health care providers, patient education, and medical records documentation. CONCLUSIONS:The electronic cervical cancer control system uses appropriate technology to bridge the gap between screening and diagnosis, thereby facilitating the conduct of "screen-and-treat" programs. The inherent flexibility of the system lends itself to the integration with future infrastructures using rapid molecular human papillomavirus-based screening approaches and wireless telemedicine communications.
journal_name
J Low Genit Tract Disjournal_title
Journal of lower genital tract diseaseauthors
Parham GP,Mwanahamuntu MH,Pfaendler KS,Sahasrabuddhe VV,Myung D,Mkumba G,Kapambwe S,Mwanza B,Chibwesha C,Hicks ML,Stringer JSdoi
10.1097/LGT.0b013e3181cd6d5esubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-07-01 00:00:00pages
167-73issue
3eissn
1089-2591issn
1526-0976pii
00128360-201007000-00004journal_volume
14pub_type
杂志文章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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e31829156ec
更新日期:2014-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000485
更新日期:2019-10-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00128360-200501000-00008
更新日期:2005-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000349
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:The aims of the study were to assess the clinical and histopathological characteristics of a comprehensive cohort of women with vulvovaginal melanoma (VVM) treated at our institution and to study the treatment response of checkpoint inhibitors in this patient cohort. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This is a retrospe...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000583
更新日期:2020-11-24 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Cervical cancer is one of the most common malignancies in pregnancy and one percent of women diagnosed with cervical cancer are pregnant or postpartum at the time of the diagnosis. We discuss how pregnancy will affect the management of cancer, and cancer will affect the management of the pregnancy. MATERIAL ...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e31824d6fb8
更新日期:2013-01-01 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: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:To evaluate the ability of collecting the Affirm VP-III test sample using the residual vaginal discharge found on the speculum. METHODS AND METHODS:One hundred nine symptomatic women (≥18 y) participated in this study. During pelvic examination, vaginal fluid was collected onto 3 swabs for office-based diagn...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000025
更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:This study examined dose scheduling, safety, and efficacy of adapalene in the treatment of CIN2 and CIN3. METHODS:Patients were instructed on insertion and removal of an adapalene delivery system. Treatment regimens of 4, 8, and 14 days were utilized. Biopsies were performed on day 90 to assess efficacy. Sa...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1526-0976.2001.51007.x
更新日期:2001-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e318249640f
更新日期:2012-10-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00128360-200301000-00006
更新日期:2003-01-01 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:BACKGROUND:Pregnancy-related vulvar fibroadenoma of ectopic breast tissue is rare. Management involves diagnosing the mass as a fibroadenoma by physical examination and delaying excision until the postpartum period. CASE:A 31-year-old multigravid woman at 29 weeks' gestation had a right labial mass that was increasing...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00128360-199707000-00035
更新日期:1997-07-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e31817ff940
更新日期:2009-01-01 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:OBJECTIVE:This study compared the performance of cervical cytology plus human papilloma virus testing (Pap + HPV) or cervical spectroscopy (Pap + CS) for identifying high-grade cervical neoplasia in a high-risk population of women referred for colposcopy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Each of 113 subjects underwent spectrosco...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.lgt.0000230208.58118.58
更新日期:2007-04-01 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/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 new...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/lgt.0b013e3180380fd3
更新日期:2007-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:UNLABELLED:OBIECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the safety of conservative treatment in women desiring preservation of fertility with stage IA adenocarcinoma of the cervix. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Clinical report of all women with stage IA adenocarcinoma of the cervix, endocervical subtype, with clear margins on cone...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e3182446b3a
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The authors' objective was to determine retrospectively the methods used to follow up atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (AGUS) on Papanicolaou smears and to evaluate the effectiveness of those methods. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The charts of all patients with AGUS smears obtained between Febr...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00128360-199704000-00007
更新日期:1997-04-01 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: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::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::A 26-year-old patient with a history of chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia presented with secondary amenorrhea and cyclic abdominal pain, and she was found to have vaginal stenosis due to adhesion of vaginal wall. The cause of the adhesion was considered to be vaginal inflammation induced by anticancer agen...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0000000000000175
更新日期:2016-04-01 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::We describe a rare case of clitoromegaly due to a large clitoral cyst that occurred spontaneously without any declared previous female genital mutilation. The cyst was excised successfully with good cosmetic results. ...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e318259a410
更新日期:2013-01-01 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:OBJECTIVE:The natural evolution of atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (AGUS) within a dysplasia clinic population has not yet been studied. The purpose of this study was to determine the outcome of cervico-vaginal smears with the diagnosis of AGUS from dysplasia clinic patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00128360-199810000-00001
更新日期:1998-10-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00128360-199707000-00006
更新日期:1997-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This cross-sectional study was intended to assess the association between immunohistochemical analysis of p16 and fragile histidine triad (FHIT) and the presence of precancerous cervical lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Women seen at Pérola Byington Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil, with histologically confirmed ce...
journal_title:Journal of lower genital tract disease
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e31802efb9e
更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00