Are the immediate complications of conisation with the large loop similar to those with the knife?
One hundred patients underwent conisation with large loop excision of the transformation zone. The overall immediate complication rate was 6%. There were no preoperative complications. Three patients were treated with antibiotics for infection and three patients had a secondary haemorrhage. No patient required a blood transfusion or cervical suturing and no patient returned to the operating theatre.
Cotter
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Coombe Women's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Gardeil
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Varley
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Skinner
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Turner
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