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8933838

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
Carbon Dioxide Laser ablation therapy was originally offered to 25 women with Vaginal Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VAIN). The disease was primary in 12 and secondary after a previous hysterectomy in 13 cases. Treatment was accomplished under local anesthesia in 22 cases and was well-tolerated by all patients. The age of the patients ranged from 19 to 68 with a mean age of 44 years. All women were followed-up by cytology and colposcopy within a time period of 35 to 82 months (mean 49 months). Eight patients relapsed resulting in a failure rate of 32%. A second Laser CO2 treatment was offered to these patients with a final cure rate of 84% (21/25). The four cases in which the disease reappeared, after the 2nd treatment, were managed by upper colpectomy (3 cases) and follow-up (1 case). Laser CO2 ablation is an acceptable treatment modality for VAIN considering the promising cure rates and the preservation of the anatomic integrity of the vagina. Close colposcopic follow-up of these patients is necessary for early detection of disease relapses.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0392-2936
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
389-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Conservative management of vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN) by laser CO2.
pubmed:affiliation
1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Athens University, Greece.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article