title: Diathermic loop treatment for CIN and HPV lesions. A follow-up of 130 cases.
abstract: In order to evaluate the therapeutic value of Diathermic Loop Excision (DLE), the Authors consider the colpocytohistological follow-up findings (at 3, 6 and 12 months) made in a series of 130 women who underwent DLE for CIN and cervical HPV lesions. The percentages of regression of the lesions, ranging from 84.9% and 93.7% for CIN lesions, and from 62.9% to 71.0% for HPV lesions, confirm that DLE is a rational and effective technique in the treatment of circumscribed cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and HPV lesions.
authors.affiliation: Service of Gynecologic Oncology and Cytodiagnostics, Padua University, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Minucci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cinel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Insacco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D012074:Remission Induction; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*