Electrocoagulation diathermy treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
Although there are other physical methods of destruction which may be effective for small areas of dysplastic change, the author believes that D&C and electrocoagulation diathermy under general anesthesia is a more reliable and more effective method of destruction of abnormal T-Zone. It has the distinct advantage of being able to eliminate large areas, and in particular, changes of major atypia extending into the gland crypts. To date, no patient treated in this fashion has developed invasive carcinoma of the cervix.
D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*