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：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:We evaluated the performance of the Papanicolaou smear in screening and diagnostic settings. STUDY DESIGN:We analyzed Papanicolaou smear results of 1,850 women recruited into a clinical trial to evaluate an emerging technology for the detection of cervical cancer. Screening and diagnosis groups were based on...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Cárdenas-Turanzas M,Follen M,Nogueras-Gonzalez GM,Benedet JL,Beck JR,Cantor SB

更新日期：2008-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To quantify the coverage and monitor the factors associated with opportunistic cervical cytological screening in Spain. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Population-based survey of selected women through the Access Panel technique representative of the general population. A total of 6,852 women (60%) replied to the ques...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Puig-Tintoré LM,Castellsagué X,Torné A,de Sanjosé S,Cortés J,Roura E,Méndez C,Bosch FX

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) syndrome (EAS) to increase awareness of this condition when treating patients with gynecological small cell carcinoma (SmCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS:This is a review of a 61-year-old woman with primary vaginal SmCC and an atypical presentation of Cushing ...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Weberpals J,Djordjevic B,Khalifa M,Oza A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：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 chang...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Lonky NM,Hunter MI,Sadeghi M,Edwards G,Bajamundi K,Monk BJ

更新日期：2007-10-01 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 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

authors： Werner CL,Griffith WF 3rd,Ashfaq R,Gossett D,Wilkinson E,Raab S,Bambot S,Mongin D,Faupel M

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

authors： Mitchell KJ,Flowers L

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a rare tumor of the vulva; it accounts for approximately 2% to 4% of vulvar cancer. CASE:A 73-year-old woman was referred because of a 2-cm ulcerative lesion on her perineum, near the anus. Punch biopsy showed BCC. She underwent wide local excision of tumor without any damage t...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Nazari Z,Omranipour R

更新日期：2006-10-01 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

authors： Ozyer S,Uzunlar O,Gocmen M,Bal S,Srvan L,Mollamahmutoğlu L

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Visual assessment of digitized cervigrams through the Internet needs to be optimized. The National Cancer Institute and National Library of Medicine are involved in a large effort to improve colposcopic assessment and, in preparation, are conducting methodologic research. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We selected 50...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Jeronimo J,Long R,Neve L,Ferris D,Noller K,Spitzer M,Mitra S,Guo J,Nutter B,Castle P,Herrero R,Rodriguez AC,Schiffman M

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：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： Berry JM,Darragh TM

更新日期：2005-07-01 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

authors： Ault KA,Allen HK,Phillips SL,Zimmerman MB,Klingelhutz AJ

更新日期：2005-04-01 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 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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure the recurrence rate of disease in women treated for cervical adenocarcinoma in situ (ACIS) by either hysterectomy or conservative surgical management. PATIENTS AND METHODS:One hundred patients with a histopathologic diagnosis of ACIS or glandular dysplasia were identified in a retrospective clinic...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Hwang DM,Lickrish GM,Chapman W,Colgan TJ

更新日期：2004-04-01 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：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:Determine the extent of endocervical canal extension of the transformation zone on fresh hysterectomy specimens. MATERIALS AND METHODS:After removal for standard gynecologic indications, 201 uteri were evaluated in the pathology accessioning area of a community hospital before formalin fixation. Uteri were o...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Parker MF,O'Connor DM

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To document the first reported synchronous occurrence of Hodgkin lymphoma and adenosquamous carcinoma involving the female genital tract. Review of cytologic, histologic, and immunohistochemical studies obtained from a 50-year-old, multiparous, postmenopausal, Hispanic female who had a left inguinal mass, bilateral lo...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Lovell MO,Valente PT

更新日期：2003-10-01 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

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

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To provide management guidelines according to Pap test specimen adequacy based on literature review and expert opinion. METHODS:A task force named by the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology conducted a literature review and discussed appropriate management. The steering committee of the A...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Davey DD,Austin RM,Birdsong G,Buck HW,Cox JT,Darragh TM,Elgert PA,Hanson V,Henry MR,Waldman J

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A historic cohort analysis was performed to assess the colposcopic and histologic correlates of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) Pap smears in pregnant and nonpregnant women. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A chart review of all gynecologic and obstetric patients seen in the outpatient clin...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Broderick D,Matityahu D,Dudhbhai M,Alter S

更新日期：2002-04-01 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:To determine the validity of the Papanicolaou smear in the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis, Trichomonas vaginalis, and Candida spp. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We determined the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of Pap smears we performed in 824 symptomatic patient...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Audisio T,Pigini T,de Riutort SV,Schindler L,Ozan M,Tocalli C,Bertolotto P

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine guidelines for management of CIN1 by evaluating its natural history. METHODS:One hundred fifty-eight patients were diagnosed with CIN1 had colposcopy follow-up with or without cytology every three months. RESULTS:Colposcopically directed biopsy confirmed progression to CIN2 or CIN3 in 17 of 158...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Saw HS,Lee JK,Lee HL,Jee HJ,Hyun JJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 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

authors： Webb JC,Wharton GG,Hawley-Bowland C,Carlson JW

更新日期：2001-04-01 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：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

authors： Holtz DO,Holland G,Ropp BG,Dunton C

更新日期：2000-10-01 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:To compare the colposcopic adequacy, colposcopic impressions, histologic sampling intent, biopsy site location, procedural complications, and difficulty of colposcopic examinations using optical and video colposcopes. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Women and men presenting consecutively for colposcopy were examined i...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Ferris DG,Ho TH,Guijon F,Macfee MS,Guerra DM,Barrasso R,Duncan ID,Litaker MS

更新日期：2000-04-01 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：: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：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

authors： Parai JL,Yazdi HM,Faught JW

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this multicenter trial was to determine the incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the amniotic fluid of pregnant patients. METHODS:Fifty-three pregnant patients undergoing genetic counseling or amniocentesis for preterm labor were entered into the study. Cervical swabs and amniotic flu...

journal_title：Journal of lower genital tract disease

authors： Maxwell GL,Carlson J,Zakarean M,Veit B,Hoshaw N

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00