Treatment results of liquid nitrogen cryotherapy on selected pathologic changes of the uterine cervix.
One hundred and eighty-two women treated with cryotherapy were included in the study. In cases of chronic cervical inflammation full recovery was observed in 86% of subjects. In cases of Naboth cysts full recovery was observed within 6 to 8 weeks in 89% of women. In cases of cervical erosions full recovery was observed within 6 to 9 weeks in 84.9% of women. In women, with cervical epithelium dysplasia full recovery was observed within 7 to 11 weeks in treated subjects. Renewal of the pathology was observed in 15% of the women with treated cervicitis and in one of the women with cervical dysplasia within 2 to 5 years of follow-up.
Kourounis
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Department of Gynaecology, Patras University School of Medicine, Greece.
Iatrakis
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Diakakis
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Sakellaropoulos
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Ladopoulos
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Prapa
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D003127:Colposcopy; D017679:Cryotherapy; D003560:Cysts / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000628:therapy* / Q000821:virology; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D002575:Uterine Cervicitis / Q000628:therapy