Colposcopy is a key element in the diagnostic chain required to reduce cervical cancer mortality but it has limitations in the diagnosis of malignant disease. In the Republic of Croatia the Croatian Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology started constructing guidelines for early detection, therapy and follow-up of patients with early invasive cervical cancer in order to achieve the best ...

I this issue, Arbyn et al (see p. 167) update the evidence about the accuracy of liquid-based cytology compared with conventional cytology, and the results are not encouraging.1 In summary, best evidence suggests that liquid-based cytology does not lead to more disease detection and appears to increase false-positive testing, sobering news given that over 80% of U.S. obstetrician–gynecologists ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of the study was to assess patient acceptance and psychological effects in women experiencing telecolposcopy compared with colposcopy. METHODS Convenience samples of 150 and 263 women scheduled for colposcopy or telecolposcopy, respectively, completed questionnaires assessing anxiety (Prime MD), depression [Center for Epidemiologic Studies/Depressed Mood Scale (CES-D)],...

OBJECTIVE To validate, in US community-based colposcopy clinics, previous reports of increased detection of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN2+) with biopsies selected using dynamic spectral imaging (DSI) mapping after standard colposcopy. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional observational study of 26 colposcopists across nine clinics recruiting consecutive colposcopy patients. Stand...

OBJECTIVE Due to the low sensitivity of Pap smear, premalignant lesions of the cervix can be missed in women with inflammatory Pap smears. However, it is not practically possible to subject all women with inflammatory Pap smear to colposcopy. This study was carried out with the aim to evaluate whether women with persistent inflammation on Pap smear need further evaluation with colposcopy. MAT...

I this issue, Arbyn et al (see p. 167) update the evidence about the accuracy of liquid-based cytology compared with conventional cytology, and the results are not encouraging.1 In summary, best evidence suggests that liquid-based cytology does not lead to more disease detection and appears to increase false-positive testing, sobering news given that over 80% of U.S. obstetrician–gynecologists ...

The most cost effective method of prevention and detection of cervical cancer is the Pap smear. In abnormal Pap smear, colposcopy, endocervical curettage and biopsy will be done. Gold standard method in detecting cervical lesion is biopsy. Now in two ways conventional Pap smear and liquid base are routine diagnostic technique in Iran and given easily and cost-effectiveness of this method in the...

INTRODUCTION Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women worldwide. The sensitivity of conventional Pap smear in detecting cervical lesions before cervical cancer is 51%, which means the false negative value is 49%. The aim of this study was to compare two methods for screening for cervical cancer in patients with secondary immunodeficiency, i.e., the conventional Pap smear and...

To the Editor—Colposcopy clinics these days are overburdened, particularly with patients requiring follow-up (non-screen) Papanicolaou (Pap) smears. In general, nurses have been trained to take Pap smears for screening purposes only. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first local prospective study designed to evaluate the feasibility of training colposcopy nurses to take non-screen Pap s...