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colposcopy

[käl′päs·kə·pē]

(medicine)

Visual examination of cells of the vagina and cervix by means of an endoscope.

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and a past president of the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology.

It's too soon to discard cotesting in cervical cancer

The reference standard for defining final disease status was a combination of colposcopy and biopsy.

Potential of visual inspection with acetic acid as a screening test in comparison to conventional papanicolaou smear in detection of colposcopic biopsy proven cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: A tertiary centre experience

Colposcopy can't be completed amid the period or other bleeding.

Every women should aware cervix infection and their cure !

Colposcopy is complementary as well as superior to cytology.

A prospective study to evaluate correlation between Reid's colposcopic index impression and biopsy histology

Our goal is have our patients feel reassured and involved in their healthcare when having a DYSIS colposcopy exam, and referring doctors can feel more involved in the evaluation process as well.

United States : Arizona Oncology Implements Advanced Cervical Imaging Technology to Assist With the Early Detection of Cervical Cancer

The main goal of colposcopy is to prevent cervical cancer by detecting precancerous lesions early and treat them.

Variability study between Pap smear, Colposcopy and Cervical Histopathology findings

Authors Girardi, Reich, Tamussino, and Pickel present students, instructors, and medical professionals working in a wide variety of contexts with the fourth edition of their comprehensive text and atlas of of colposcopy and cervical pathology.

Burghardt's Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology: Textbook and Atlas, 4th Edition

The Document 20 Guidelines state "DySIS colposcopy has a higher sensitivity than conventional colposcopy: it can detect high-grade lesions with 88% sensitivity, compared to the 55% achieved in conventional colposcopy.

DySIS Cervical Screening Colposcope Approved for UK Programme

Relevance of random biopsy at the transformation zone when colposcopy is negative.

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We hypothesized that the majority of women with an abnormal Pap smear despite being informed of this result by their healthcare professional and referred for colposcopy failed to attend for colposcopy and further treatment.

Audit of cervical cancer screening and colposcopy attendance in rural South Africa

Participants in this study were women between the ages of 12 and 85 years of age who had been issued with one of these letters referring them to the Colposcopy Unit at Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH), Cape Town, for assessment and appropriate clinical management.

Abnormal cervical cytology requiring colposcopy among women under the age of 30 years in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

The positive predictive value for detecting CIN3 or greater among women referred to colposcopy with HPV testing was 12.