Use of electronic medical record-based tools to improve compliance with cervical cancer screening guidelines: effect of an educational intervention on physicians' practice patterns.

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

authors： Alston MJ,Scaparotti AC,Krull MB,Mazzoni SE

更新日期：2016-01-01 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

authors： Reichman O,Sobel JD,Bentley G

更新日期：2010-01-01 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

authors： Darragh TM,Colgan TJ,Cox JT,Heller DS,Henry MR,Luff RD,McCalmont T,Nayar R,Palefsky JM,Stoler MH,Wilkinson EJ,Zaino RJ,Wilbur DC,Members of LAST Project Work Groups.

更新日期：2012-07-01 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

authors： Mitchell KJ,Flowers L

更新日期：2007-04-01 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

authors： Samir R,Asplund A,Tot T,Pekar G,Hellberg D

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The current study tested the hypothesis that collagen content in the pregnant cervix decreases with labor, using morphologically preserved specimens, avoiding limitations of earlier studies. Collagen abundance remote from pregnancy was also evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Histologic sections of postpartum c...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Heller DS,Goldsmith LT,Aboujaoude R,Kaplan C,Baergen R,Cole D

更新日期：2012-01-01 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

authors： Al-Ojaimi EH,Abdulla MM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Studies on the development of the embryological and fetal development of the cervix and the vagina are rare and mostly go back to the first decades of the last century. The aims of this review were to present the latest knowledge concerning the developmental origin of cervical and vaginal epithelium and to po...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Reich O,Fritsch H

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Vulvar vestibule is a common term in the medical nomenclature. In our view, this term is inaccurate. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Herein, we provide evidence from embryologic, anatomic, and architectonic textbooks that shows the links between the vestibule and vagina. RESULTS:Our research proves that the term vul...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Friedman M,Siegler E,Löwenstein L

更新日期：2004-01-01 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

authors： Daily LR,Erickson BK,Pasko DN,Straughn JM Jr,Huh WK,Leath CA 3rd

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to study the associations between localized provoked vulvodynia (LPV) and several single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1), nerve growth factor (NGF), and the heparanase (HPSE) genes. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Prevalence of SNPs ...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Kalfon L,Azran A,Farajun Y,Golan-Hamu O,Toben A,Abramov L,Yeshaya A,Yakir O,Zarfati D,Falik Zaccai TC,Bornstein J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess adherence to management guidelines based on the terminology used to describe atypical glandular cells (AGC) on cytology reports. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We analyzed AGC pathology reports from Hartford Hospital, 2004-2007, and identified cases of AGC with the terminology atypical glandular cells or at...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Sharpless KE,Schnatz PF

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVES.: This study evaluates the long-term clinical success of Durasphere (Carbon Metal Technologies, St. Paul, MN) compared with Contigen (C. R. Bard, Covington, GA) in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence caused by intrinsic sphincter deficiency (ISD). METHODS.: Fifty-two women diagnosed with stress uri...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Andersen RC

更新日期：2002-10-01 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

authors： van der Avoort IA,Tiemes DE,van Rossum MM,van der Vleuten CJ,Massuger LF,de Hullu JA

更新日期：2010-04-01 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

authors： Longatto-Filho A,Etlinger D,Pereira SM,Kanamura CT,di Loreto C,Santos Gda C,Makabe S,Marques JA,Santoro CL,das Dores GB,Castelo A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:: This study aimed to explore the role of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in susceptibility to vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) in a private vulval disease referral practice. METHODS:: Between January 2009 and December 2010, 149 healthy, nondiabetic patients with vulvar conditions were compared for significa...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Fischer G,Bradford J

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study explores the prevalence and provider- and practice-related correlates of physician recommendation and administration of the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil, to 11- to 12-year-old girls and the intention to recommend the HPV vaccine to 11- to 12-year-old boys in Georgia. Th...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Luque JS,Tarasenko YN,Dixon BT,Vogel RL,Tedders SH

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It was hypothesized that music or guided imagery versus usual care would result in less anxiety and perceived pain for colposcopy patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Patients were randomized to music, guided imagery, or usual care after completing a baseline questionnaire. All patients completed a postprocedure ...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Danhauer SC,Marler B,Rutherford CA,Lovato JF,Asbury DY,McQuellon RP,Miller BE

更新日期：2007-01-01 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

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更新日期：2000-07-01 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

authors： Indraccolo U,Baldoni A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emphysematous vaginitis is a rare condition, characterized by the presence of multiple gas-filled cysts in the vaginal and/or exocervical mucosa. Although its etiology is not completely understood, it is self-limited, with a benign clinical course. Vaginal discharge, sometimes bloody, and pruritus are the mo...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Lima-Silva J,Vieira-Baptista P,Cavaco-Gomes J,Maia T,Beires J

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：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

authors： Sopracordevole F,Canzonieri V,Giorda G,De Piero G,Lucia E,Campagnutta E

更新日期：2012-10-01 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

authors： Khan MJ,Werner CL,Darragh TM,Guido RS,Mathews C,Moscicki AB,Mitchell MM,Schiffman M,Wentzensen N,Massad LS,Mayeaux EJ Jr,Waxman AG,Conageski C,Einstein MH,Huh WK

更新日期：2017-10-01 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

authors： DiSilvestro PA,DiSilvestro JM,Lernhardt W,Pfahl M,Mannel RS

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to compare cervical cytologic and histologic findings between women using depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) and oral contraceptives (OCs) referred for colposcopy and to determine whether there were differences in the occurrence of false-positive cytologic finding between the 2 contrace...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Clark MK,Stockdale CK,Railsback L,Nichols S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our objective in this study was to evaluate the clinicopathological significance of tissue eosinophilia associated with invasive cervical carcinomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS:All cases of cervical carcinoma treated at the Medical College of Georgia between October 1982 and October 1989 were reviewed. We obtain...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Merlin M,Hanly MG

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to examine whether high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) was more closely associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) same-genotype persistence (SGTP) versus clearance of prior infection with a subsequent infection by a new genotype (genotype switch [GS]), clearance of HP...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Bonde J,Bottari F,Iacobone AD,Cocuzza CE,Sandri MT,Bogliatto F,Khan KS,Ejegod DM,Gary DS,Andrews JC

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our aim was to evaluate the feasibility and performance of smartphone digital images for the detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia of grade 2 or worse (CIN2+) as an adjunct to a conventional visual inspection approach with acetic acid (VIA) and Lugol's iodine (VILI), in comparison with detection by...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Ricard-Gauthier D,Wisniak A,Catarino R,van Rossum AF,Meyer-Hamme U,Negulescu R,Scaringella S,Jinoro J,Vassilakos P,Petignat P

更新日期：2015-10-01 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