Abstract
BACKGROUND: Loop electosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) of the transformation zone has become the preferred treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). CASE: An inadvertent vesicovaginal laceration occurred during LEEP of CIN2 in a 57-year-old-woman with a cystocele. We developed a traction suture of the cervix that we used during LEEP that permits manipulation of the cervix outward, away from the nearby protruding tissues. CONCLUSION: Traction suture during LEEP may reduce inadvertent lacerations in patients with cystocele, rectocele, and other protruding tissues.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1063-1065 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Obstetrics and gynecology |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Bornstein, J., Harroch, J., & Morad, E. (2003). Traction suture of the cervix: A novel procedure with loop electrosurgical excision. Obstetrics and gynecology, 102(5), 1063-1065. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obstetgynecol.2003.06.002