Cervical conization
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Cervical conization (ICD-9 code 67.2, CPT codes 57520(Cold Knife) and 57522(Loop Excision)) refers to a biopsy of the cervix in which a cone-shaped sample of tissue is removed from the mucous membrane. Conization may be used either for diagnostic purposes, or for therapeutic purposes to remove pre-cancerous cells.[1]
Types include:
- cold knife conization[2] (CKC). Usually outpatient.
- loop electrical excision procedure (LEEP). Usually outpatient, occasionally inpatient.
Conization of the cervix is a common treatment for dysplasia following abnormal results from a pap smear.
Side effects
Side effects of the treatment may include cervical stenosis with a resulting severe endometriosis. This procedure may increase the risk of incompetent cervix.
See also
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bg:Конизация de:Konisation es:Conización nl:Exconisatie
pl:Konizacja szyjki macicy- ↑ "Conization of Cervix: eMedicine Obstetrics and Gynecology". Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ↑ Arbyn M, Kyrgiou M, Simoens C; et al. (2008). "Perinatal mortality and other severe adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: meta-analysis". BMJ. 337: a1284. PMC 2544379 Freely accessible. PMID 18801868.
