Feasibility of thermocoagulation in a screen-and-treat approach for the treatment of cervical precancerous lesions in sub-Saharan Africa

Viviano, Manuela; Kenfack, Bruno; Catarino, Rosa; Tincho, Eveline; Temogne, Liliane; Benski, Anne-Caroline; Tebeu, Pierre-Marie; Meyer-Hamme, Ulrike; Vassilakos, Pierre; Petignat, Patrick

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Title		Feasibility of thermocoagulation in a screen-and-treat approach for the treatment of cervical precancerous lesions in sub-Saharan Africa
Authors		Viviano, Manuela Kenfack, Bruno Catarino, Rosa Tincho, Eveline Temogne, Liliane Benski, Anne-Caroline Tebeu, Pierre-Marie Meyer-Hamme, Ulrike Vassilakos, Pierre Petignat, Patrick show all authors [1 - 10]
Published in		BMC Women's Health. 2017, vol. 17, no. 1, p. 2
Abstract		The use of thermocoagulation for the treatment of cervical precancerous lesions has recently generated a great deal of interest. Our aim was to determine the feasibility of this outpatient procedure in the context of a cervical cancer (CC) screen-and-treat campaign in sub-Saharan Africa.
Keywords		Adult — Cameroon — Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia/diagnosis/therapy — Early Detection of Cancer/methods — Electrocoagulation/standards — Female — Humans — Mass Screening/instrumentation/methods — Middle Aged — Pain Measurement/instrumentation/methods — Papillomaviridae/pathogenicity — Papillomavirus Infections/diagnosis/therapy — Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/prevention & control/therapy — Vaginal Smears/methods
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1186/s12905-016-0355-x PMID: 28061842
Full text		Article (Published version) (2 MB) - Free access
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de gynécologie et d'obstétrique
Research group		Groupe Petignat Patrick (933)
Citation (ISO format)		VIVIANO, Manuela et al. Feasibility of thermocoagulation in a screen-and-treat approach for the treatment of cervical precancerous lesions in sub-Saharan Africa. In: BMC Women's Health, 2017, vol. 17, n° 1, p. 2. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:99637