title: Scissor excision plus electrocautery of anogenital warts in prepubertal children.
abstract: Nineteen prepubertal children with anogenital (AG) warts were treated by scissor excision plus electrocautery under general anesthesia. Median posttreatment follow up was nine months. Minor clinical recurrences were seen in five (26.3%) children, all within three months after treatment. Recurring warts responded in all cases to home application of 0.5% podophyllotoxin (Condyline). Surgery plus electrocautery was well tolerated with no notable side effects. It is simple, safe, and efficacious, and is a suitable second-line treatment for AG warts in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Handley
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Maw
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horner
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lawther
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Bingham
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Dinsmore
mesh_terms: D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000601:surgery*; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods