title: Is electrodiathermy coagulation (EDC) of cervical ectropion effective in the prevention of cervical carcinoma?
abstract: The Authors report their experience on the treatment of cervical ectropion by electrodiathermy coagulation (EDC). The effectiveness of this therapeutic approach in the prevention of cervical carcinoma is examined. Finally, it seems that this treatment can be a preventive measure of the precancerous lesions of the cervix, while it results unjustified the EDC treatment of cervical ectropion and TRZ .
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000166:cytology; D003127:Colposcopy; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*