title: Management of Abnormal Cervical/Vaginal Pap Smears.
abstract: The primary role of the Pap smear is to detect premalignant lesions. Unfortunately, it is unclear how best to manage patients with low-grade lesions or squamous atypia. There are simple approaches to common problems seen with Pap smears, such as infection, inflammation, and no endocervical cells on the smear.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, Calif.
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Korn