Francesco Plotti, Gianmarco Rossini, Fernando Ficarola, Carlo De Cicco Nardone, Roberto Montera, Federica Guzzo, Daniela Luvero, Silvia Fabris, Roberto Angioli, Corrado Terranova
Introduction: After the diagnosis of L-SIL, 77. 3% had a persistent infection and anomalous Pap Test results. Many of these patients had highlighted psychological consequences such as anxiety, hypochondria, fear of cancer, and sexual problems. Several studies suggested that the clearance of HR-HPV infection could be accelerated by cervical excisional procedures, especially in L-SIL. In consideration of the psychological implications for HPV infection and related dysplasia in patients with CIN1 at PAP-smear and HR-HPV positivity at least for 6 months, we decided to plan a prospective study where we tried to anticipate excisional cervical using a minimally invasive treatment: thin loop electrosurgical excision procedure (t-LEEP)...
2022: Frontiers in Surgery