Electrosurgical thin loop conization by selective double excision.
Thin loop electrosurgical conization of the cervix was performed in 30 women, using a selective double excision (SDE) technique in order to conserve cervical tissue.  The entire excisional cone was completed within 4 minutes, and blood loss was estimated at 5 ml or less. All cervices healed in patterns identical to CO 2 laser conizations. Critical tissue margins were easily identified by the pathologist. Compared to simple loop excisional cones, SDE saved greater than 2 cm3 of cervical stroma.
State University of New York Health Science Center, Syracuse.
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D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000601:surgery*; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery