Loop electrical excision procedure

Loop electrical excision procedure

The loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) is currently one of the most commonly used approaches to treating high grade cervical dysplasia discovered on colposcopic examination. It is also known as "large loop excision of the transformation zone" (LLETZ). [cite web |url=http://www.webmd.com/cancer/cervical-cancer/loop-electrosurgical-excision-procedure-leep-for-abnormal-cervical-cell-changes |title=Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) for abnormal cervical cell changes |accessdate=2007-12-28] The procedure has many advantages including low cost, high success rate, and ease of use. The procedure can be done in an office setting and usually only requires a local anesthetic, though sometimes a general anesthetic is used. [cite web |url=http://lib-sh.lsuhsc.edu/fammed/atlases/leep/leepadv.html |title= Advantages of LEEP|accessdate=2007-12-28 |last=Mayeaux, Jr. |first= E.J.|format= |work= ]

When performing a LEEP, the physician uses a wire loop through which an electrical current is passed at variable power settings. Various shapes and sizes of loop can be used depending on the size and orientation of the lesion. The cervical transformation zone and lesion are excised to an adequate depth, which in most cases is at least 8 mm, and extending 4 to 5 mm beyond the lesion. A second pass with a more narrow loop can also be done to obtain an endocervical specimen for further histologic evaluation. [cite web |url=http://womenshealth.about.com/cs/surgery/a/leepprocedure.htm|title= LEEP Procedure - What is LEEP? - Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure|accessdate=2007-12-28 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date=Tracee |work= Cornforth|publisher=About.com]

The LEEP technique results in some thermal artifact in all specimens obtained due to the use of electricity which simultaneously cuts and cauterizes the lesion, but this does not generally interfere with pathological interpretation. Complications are less frequent in comparison to a cold knife conization, but can include infection and hemorrhage. Damage to the cervical stroma may lead to cervical stenosis or incompetence. The LEEP does not appear to affect fertility. [cite web |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&list_uids=8951130&cmd=Retrieve&indexed=google |title=Impact of the loop electrosurgical excision procedure on future fertility. |accessdate=2007-12-28 |last=Turlington |first=WT |coauthors= Wright BD, Powell JL|date=November , 1996 |work= |publisher=Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, School of Medicine, Wilmington, USA.] However, a recent study indicated that LEEP appears to increase the risk of premature rupture of the membranes during subsequent pregnancies which may lead to preterm delivery. [cite web |url=http://women.webmd.com/news/20040504/cervix-treatment-may-endanger-pregnancy-later|title=Cervix Treatment May Endanger Pregnancy Later'Watch and Wait' or Laser Are Often Best Options for Cervical Dysplasia |accessdate=2007-12-28 |last= Davis|first= Jeanie L. |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=]

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