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Practitioner 2011; 255 (1740): 10

Smaller loop excisions safe in younger women with high-grade CIN

25 May 2011Registered users

Loop excisions <10 mm for CIN do not raise the risk of recurrence in women aged 35 and under with high-grade disease, a study has found. A total of 1,558 women with high-grade CIN undergoing loop excision of the cervix, over a six-year period, were studied. 'The upshot is that smaller loop excisions in potentially fertile women appear safe.'

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