{"paper_id":"f861f4a2-9b91-4283-93c5-c28be27a620b","body_text":"Abstract\nThe optimum treatment for intraepitheial cervical cancer (carcinoma in situ, CIS) has been the subject of much controversy. For many years hysterectomy was the recommended therapy because a rather high incidence of recurrence of carcinoma was reported after conservative treatments such as conization or destruction of the uterine cervix.1–3 Recently, focused CO2 laser conization, which excises selected cervical tissue, enabled us to evaluate the histologic findings of the resected cone.4,5 But we found that this method also has some serious deficiencies.\nAccess this chapter\nTax calculation will be finalised at checkout\nPurchases are for personal use only\nPreview\nUnable to display preview. Download preview PDF.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nKirwan H, Smith IR, Naftalin NJ: A study of cryosurgery and the CO, laser in treatment of carcinoma in situ (CIN III) of the uterine cervix. Gynecol Oncol 22: 195–220, 1985.\nNagell JR: Diagnostic and therapeutic efficacy of cervical conization. Am J Obstet Gynecol 124: 134–139, 1976.\nAhlgrem M: Conization and treatment of carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix. Obstet Gynecol 46: 135–140, 1975.\nMeandzija MP, Locher G, Jackson JD: CO, laser conization versus conventional conization: A clinico-pathological appraisal. Lasers Surg Med 4: 139–144, 1984.\nGrundsell H., Alm P, Larsson G: Cure rates after laser conization for early cervical neoplasia. Ann Chir Gynecol 72: 218–222, 1983.\nDakiuzono N, Joffe, SN: Artificial sapphire for contact photocoagulation and tissue vaporization with the Nd:YAG laser. Med Instrum 19: 173–178, 1985.\nTotani R, Korasawa T, Suzuoki, Y: Application of newly-developed contact type surgical rod for Nd:YAG laser conization of uterine cervix. Laser Optoelectonics in Medicine Springer-Verlag, Tokyo, 1986, pp 495–501.\nJapan Obstetrics and Gynecology Society. Annual Reports: Statistical Data of Cervical Cancer, 1974–1983.\nScott JW, Welch WB, Blake TF: Bloodless technique of cold knife conization Am J Obstet Gynecol 79: 62 1960.\nBaggish MS, Dersey JH: Carbon dioxide laser for combination excisional vaporization conization. Am J Obstet Cynecol 131: 23–27 (1985).\nWright VC, Davies E, Riopella MA: Laser cylindrical excision to replace conization. Am J Obstet Gynecol 150: 704–709 1984.\nLobraico RV: Lasers in gynecology. Med Instrum 17: 411, 1983.\nSchellhans HF, Weppelmann B: The neodymium:YAG laser in the treatment of gynecologic malignancies. Lasers Surg Med 3: 225–229, 1983.\nLarsson G: Conization for preinvasive and early invasive carcinoma of the uterine cervix. Acta obstet Gynecol Scand Suppl 114, 1983.\nEditor information\nEditors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nCopyright information\n© 1988 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.\nAbout this chapter\nCite this chapter\nTotani, R., Karasawa, T., Suzuoki, Y. (1988). Laser Conization of the Uterine Cervix. In: Joffe, S.N., Oguro, Y. (eds) Advances in Nd:YAG Laser Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3728-0_26\nDownload citation\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3728-0_26\nPublisher Name: Springer, New York, NY\nPrint ISBN: 978-1-4612-8322-5\nOnline ISBN: 978-1-4612-3728-0\neBook Packages: Springer Book Archive\nKeywords\nThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}