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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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2007
2007
Viral Determinants of Human Papillomavirus Persistence following Loop Electrical Excision Procedure Treatment for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2 or 3
Background: Persistent infection with carcinogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical precancer (cervical intraepithelial… 
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.
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… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Cavitational ultrasonic surgical aspiration for the treatment of vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia.
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to determine whether cavitational ultrasonic surgical aspiration (CUSA) is effective and safe… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Uses and abuses of the loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP).
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… 
1996
1996
'See and treat' electrosurgical loop excision of the cervical transformation zone.
BACKGROUND "See and treat" electrosurgical loop excision of the cervical transformation zone (ELECTZ) is an excisional surgical… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Loop electrocautery excisional procedure: therapeutic effectiveness as an ablation and a conization equivalent.
This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of loop excision procedures as ablation and conization equivalents, 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… 
1976
1976
Intestinal permeability to large particles in normal and protein-deficient adult rats.
Intestinal absorption of ferritin and virus particles was assessed in control and protein-deficient rats using light and electron… 
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