Conization

A conization is an outpatient surgical procedure on the cervix of an adult woman. A cone of tissue ( cone , hence the name conization ) is removed from the cervix ( cervix ) with a scalpel , laser or an electric loop, which should contain part of the portio surface (cervical surface) and the cervical canal. A flat conization is recommended for women of sexual maturity, and a pointed conization for postmenopausal women. The reason for the conization is usually an abnormal finding in the Pap test , which , if left untreated , could develop into cervical cancer . The histological assessment of the obtained specimen is based on the CIN classification .

Complications

early complications can occur:

• Bleeding (10%)
• ascending infections (1%)

as late complications can occur:

• Sperm ascension disorder
• Cervical insufficiency
• Stenosis of the cervical canal due to scarring
• Premature birth in an existing pregnancy

Web links

• Website with detailed information on conization
• Information from the University Women's Clinic Jena

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Manfred Staubner and Thomas Weyerstahl: Dual Series: Gynecology and Obstetrics . 3. Edition. Georg Thieme, 2007, ISBN 978-3-13-125343-9 , pp. 239, 540 .