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loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP)

Known as: Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure, LEEP, loop excision 
Uses a thin, low-voltage electrified wire loop to cut out a thin layer of abnormal tissue; generally used to remove abnormal cells on the surface of… 
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Risk factors predicting residual disease in subsequent hysterectomy following conization for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) III and microinvasive cervical cancer.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions of low-grade in HIV-infected women: recurrence, persistence, and progression, in treated and untreated women.
Review
2004
Review
2004
Predictors of cervical dysplasia after the loop electrosurgical excision procedure in an inner-city population.
OBJECTIVE To identify factors associated with persistence or clearance of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) following loop… 
2002
2002
Recurrence after Treatment by Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) of High-Grade Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Purpose To evaluate the recurrence rate of high-grade CIN treated by loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) and the… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Vasculitis of the Female Genital Tract with Clinicopathologic Correlation: A Study of 46 Cases with Follow-Up
Forty-six cases of vasculitis affecting the female genital tract are described; only 41 similar cases have been previously… 
1998
1998
Phase I dose de-escalation trial of alpha-difluoromethylornithine in patients with grade 3 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
alpha-Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) is a suicide inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase and potent antiproliferative… 
1997
1997
Prostate heating patterns comparing electrosurgical transurethral resection and vaporization: a prospective randomized study.
Review
1995
Review
1995
Large loop excision of the transformation zone.
  • W. Prendiville
  • Bailliere's clinical obstetrics and gynaecology
  • 1995
  • Corpus ID: 10993573
During the early 1990s, the technique of LLETZ has acquired widespread approval throughout much of the colposcopic community, and… 
1995
1995
Loop electrosurgical excision procedure for intensified cytoreduction of ovarian cancer.
The objective was to evaluate the loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) for intensified cytoreduction of ovarian cancer… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Histological differences between colposcopic-directed biopsy and loop excision of the transformation zone (LETZ): a cause for concern.
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