title: Loop electrosurgical excision procedure to treat cervical stenosis at the time of surgical abortion.
abstract: Cervical stenosis can act as a barrier to the uterine cavity for surgical abortion. We present a case in which a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) was performed during a surgical abortion to overcome a stenotic cervix. We also discuss risk factors for cervical stenosis, and other methods of treating stenosis which have been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA. britt.lunde@mssm.edu
authors.forename: Britt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lunde
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Treszezamsky
authors.forename: Janine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Popot
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dean
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000601:surgery*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery; D004598:Electrosurgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D055815:Young Adult