Clinical Audits in Colposcopy at Al-Azhar University Hospital

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Background: Cervical cancer is 2nd prevalent cancer between females in developed countries. Colposcopy is a simple diagnostic process used to look at cervix, vagina and vulva with illumination and magnification of the view,
Aim and objectives: This study aimed to investigate the role of colposcopy performance according to the standard guidelines in enhancing patient care and outcomes according to National Health Service Cervical screening program.
Subjects & methods: This cross-sectional observational research was carried out on 100 studied cases who came to the Outpatient Colposcopy Unit of Al-Azhar University Hospital (Assiut).
Result: As regards excisional form of biopsy, recording ectocervix when substituted with high-grade abnormality and when low grade coloposcopic variation was related to high grade dyskaryosis or worse, there were significant different from guidelines (p=0.214 & 0.003 respectively),
Conclusion: In selected studied cases, colposcopy is critical to "see-and-treat" method of treating great-grade cervical cytologic abnormalities,
 

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Volume 89, Issue 1
October 2022
Pages 4709-4714

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