title: Is there a role for colposcopy in the follow-up of treated low grade squamous intraepithelial lesions?
abstract: Is routine colposcopy justified in the follow up of treated low grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LGSIL) of the cervix? This retrospective study analysed the notes of women treated at a public hospital colposcopy clinic over a 5-year period. Two hundred and fifty women fulfilled the inclusion criteria of whom 11 had persistent disease. Of these, only one case of LGSIL was detected by colposcopy in the absence of abnormal cytology. In the present study, routine colposcopy offered minimal additional benefit over cytology.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Christchurch Women's, Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sykes
authors.forename: Selvan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pather
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Peddie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003127:Colposcopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery