title: [Treatment of therapy refractory squamous epithelial hyperplasia of the vulva by CO2 laser vaporization].
abstract: Mostly, older women suffer from dystrophic disease of the vulva, which develops in a chronically progressive way. The main symptoms are substantial pruritus and secondary alteration of the skin. Good results could be obtained by a combination of different conservative treatments. Relapses occurred in about 10% of the cases. In 23 patients with unsuccessfully treated disease, we tested the indication for CO2-laser therapy. The hyperplastic lesions were vaporized under colposcopic control. By this procedure, we obtained in 2/3 of the cases very good results already after the first operation. Radical interventions can be avoided almost completely by laser vaporisation of therapy-resistant squamous cell hyperplasia of the vulva.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsfrauenklinik Mannheim, Fakultät für klinische Medizin der Universität Heidelberg.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Volz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blanke
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Melchert
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D014844:Vulva / Q000473:pathology*; D007724:Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Die Behandlung der therapieresistenten Plattenepithelhyperplasie der Vulva durch CO2-Laservaporisation.