Impact of Anaesthesia Mode on Evaluation of LEEP Specimen Dimensions
Impact of Anaesthesia Mode on Evaluation of LEEP Specimen Dimensions
To study the influence of anaesthesia (local by cervical block vs. general or spinal
 anaesthesia) on height and volume of resection specimens in case of conization treatment for
 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN).

 Prospective observational study of all patients who underwent a first treatment by loop
 electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) for CIN. Height of fresh resection specimens was
 first measured by the operator and then by the pathologist after formaldehyde fixation.
 Volume of fresh specimens was measured in a measuring cylinder by fluid displacement.
Measure of conization specimens can be done in the operating theatre on fresh specimen or by
 pathologist after fixation. Methods and conditions of specimen measurement are rarely, if
 ever, described in published studies.

 To study the influence of anaesthesia (local by cervical block vs. general or spinal
 anaesthesia) on height and volume of resection specimens in case of conization treatment for
 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN).

 Prospective observational study of all patients who underwent a first treatment by loop
 electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) for CIN. Height of fresh resection specimens was
 first measured by the operator and then by the pathologist after formaldehyde fixation.
 Volume of fresh specimens was measured in a measuring cylinder by fluid displacement.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  every patient who underwent a first conization procedure

 -  regardless of indication

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  patient's refusal to participate.