TY - JOUR
T1 - Genital cytologic abnormalities in patients having therapeutic abortion
AU - Creasman, William T.
AU - Rock, John A.
AU - Christakos, Arthur C.
AU - Parker, Roy T.
PY - 1976/2
Y1 - 1976/2
N2 - In the three years 1971-1973, 1,032 patients had therapeutic abortions at the Duke University Medical Center. Of these, 99 (9.59%) had abnormal cervical cells on routine preabortion Papanicolaou smears. The patient who presents for therapeutic abortion appears to be at high risk for early cervical neoplasia. Therefore, it is mandatory that evaluation of the preabortion patient include adequate genital cytologic studies with means for proper follow-up.
AB - In the three years 1971-1973, 1,032 patients had therapeutic abortions at the Duke University Medical Center. Of these, 99 (9.59%) had abnormal cervical cells on routine preabortion Papanicolaou smears. The patient who presents for therapeutic abortion appears to be at high risk for early cervical neoplasia. Therefore, it is mandatory that evaluation of the preabortion patient include adequate genital cytologic studies with means for proper follow-up.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0017251387
U2 - 10.1097/00007611-197602000-00022
DO - 10.1097/00007611-197602000-00022
M3 - Article
C2 - 1251246
AN - SCOPUS:0017251387
SN - 0038-4348
VL - 69
SP - 199
EP - 200
JO - Southern Medical Journal
JF - Southern Medical Journal
IS - 2
ER -