PMID: 8598623Mar 27, 1996Paper

Effectiveness of vaginal Papanicolaou smear screening after total hysterectomy for benign disease

JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association
M D FettersB D Reed

Abstract

Using literature review, we assessed (1) Papanicolaou smear screening recommendations after hysterectomy for benign disease, (2) total hysterectomy for benign disease as a risk for vaginal dysplasia or carcinoma, and (3) effectiveness of screening for vaginal carcinoma after total hysterectomy for benign disease. We considered (1) organizations' recommendations about screening, (2) references from major textbooks of gynecology, and (3) MEDLINE searches of English-language studies published from 1966 through 1995 using the search strategy (hysterectomy and vaginal smears) or (vaginal smears and vaginal neoplasms). Published or verbal confirmations of screening recommendations were eligible. Criteria for assessing risk of vaginal dysplasia or carcinoma included original research, documented reports of hysterectomy as an exposure, and evidence of preinvasive vaginal disease or vaginal carcinoma outcomes. We sought data assessing burden of suffering, screening efficacy, and effectiveness of early detection. Descriptive and analytic data from each study were abstracted. Screening recommendations were categorized by the organizations' positions: two opposed screening, two supported screening, and six lacked specific guidelines. Data ...Continue Reading

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