Comparison of office loop electrosurgical conization and cold knife conization

• Published in: The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 135 - 139
• Main Authors: Saidi, Mo H., Setzler, Frank D., Sadler, R. Kent, Farhart, Scott A., Akright, Bruce D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.1994
• Subjects: Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; Cervix Uteri - surgery; Colposcopy - methods; Conization - economics; Conization - methods; Costs and Cost Analysis; Electrosurgery - economics; Electrosurgery - methods; Female; Humans; Length of Stay; Office Visits; Papanicolaou Test; Treatment Outcome; Uterine Cervical Dysplasia - diagnosis; Uterine Cervical Dysplasia - pathology; Uterine Cervical Dysplasia - surgery; Vaginal Smears

A group of 98 patients with abnormal Papanicolaou smears underwent cold knife conization or loop electrosurgical conization after colposcopic examination and biopsy. Average duration of surgery, intraoperative bleeding, rate of complications, and cost of the procedure were significantly less for the...