title: Cervical polyp: evaluation of current treatment.
abstract: The removal of a cervical polyp is routinely accompanied by a fractionated dilatation and curettage (D&C) in various institutions. In order to assess the necessity of performing a D&C on all the patients admitted with the diagnosis of a cervical polyp, we reviewed the charts of 362 patients admitted for a cervical polypectomy and D&C during a 5-year period. The procedure was performed on a day clinic basis under general anesthesia. No serious complications were noted. In 218 women (60%) the discovery of the cervical polyp was incidental and in this group no malignant change was found in the polyp or in the endometrium. Six cases of atypical hyperplasia and 2 cases of adenocarcinoma of the endometrium were found in the symptomatic group of patients (40%). Removal of the polyp as an outpatient procedure is recommended of the asymptomatic patient. Hospitalization and removal of the polyp under general anesthesia, accompanied by D&C should be reserved for the symptomatic patients only, or even then, replaced by ambulatory polypectomy and endometrial sampling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Golan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ber
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wolman
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003475:Curettage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011127:Polyps / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*