title: The efficacy of electrocoagulation diathermy performed under local anaesthesia for the eradication of precancerous lesions of the cervix.
abstract: This study demonstrates the feasibility of performing electrocoagulation diathermy with intracervical infiltration of local anaesthetic for precancerous lesions of the cervix. A technique suitable for office procedure without need of any supplementary analgesia is described; 200 patients were treated in this fashion with results indicating the ability to obtain high primary cure rates with low morbidity similar to those previously obtained with general anaesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Dysplasia and Colposcopy Clinic, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chanen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000601:surgery*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*