Author/Editor		Arko, Darja; Takač, Iztok
Title		A prospective study of the correlation between Chlamydia trachomatis infection and secondary bleeding following large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ)
Type		članek
Source		Wien Klin Wochenschr
Vol. and No.		Letnik 113, št. Suppl 3
Publication year		2001
Volume		str. 11-3
Language		eng
Abstract		To determine the effect of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) on the occurrence of secondary bleeding following large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ), 103 patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) were included in this study. In order to determine the presence of CT infection, cytological material for direct immunofluorescence analysis was obtained prior to LLETZ. After surgery, the patients were followed up for postoperative bleeding. Groups with and without postoperative bleeding were compared as regards the frequency of CT infection. Of 103 patients, 8 (7.8%) were CT positive and 95 (92.2%) were CT negative. Postoperative bleeding only occurred in 6 (2.8%) patients, all of whom were CT negative. Thus, in CT-positive patients, no secondary bleeding occurred. Ct infection of the uterinecervix in patients with CIN is rare and does not appear to be important for the occurrence of postoperative bleeding after LLETZ.
Descriptors		CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE CONIZATION BIOPSY FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE VAGINAL SMEARS