402756

Colposcopic Directed Biopsy in Positive Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid

Article

Last updated: 11 May 2025

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

Background: Cervical cancer is a major cause of death among women, with 528,000 new cases annually. It is the fourth most common cancer affecting women worldwide, with nearly 70% of the global burden falling in areas with lower levels of development. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of colposcopy in estimating the presence of cervical lesion as a secondary test modality to triage women found positive on visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) test. Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 women at Obstetrics and Gynecology clinics of Benha University Hospitals from May 2023 till November 2023. Results: The mean blood pressure was 123.87 with a standard deviation of 9.5, 73.03 with a standard deviation of 8.42, and 15.26 with a standard deviation of 3.79. The mean hemoglobin was 11.13 with a standard deviation of 1.03, and the mean red blood cell count was 4.76 with a standard deviation of 0.28, and 7.77 with a standard deviation of 1.65. The majority of patients had squamous metaplasia, leukoplakia, condyloma/wart, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia CIN1 (70%), CIN2–3 (7%), and invasive carcinoma (3%). Conclusion: VIA and colposcopy are crucial diagnostic tools for cervical pre-malignancy, particularly in underdeveloped countries. VIA is often used alongside colposcopy for screening, while colposcopy is a sensitive test for detecting cervical cancer and can be used as a secondary test to triage women positive on VIA.

DOI

10.21608/bmfj.2024.311501.2163

Keywords

Colposcopic, Biopsy, Positive Visual Inspection, acetic acid

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Abdulsalam Mohamed

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Professor and head of Obstetrics and Gynecolog, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt

Email

drmohamed861@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Amr

Last Name

Ali Mohamed Sharaf El-Dien

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt

Email

amr.ali246@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Hend

Last Name

Ahmed Mohamed Mahgoub

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

M.B.B.Ch, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt

Email

hendahmedsoliman@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Ali

Last Name

Abd El Ghani Bendary

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt

Email

ali592134@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

42

Article Issue

5

Related Issue

55605

Issue Date

2025-05-01

Receive Date

2024-08-11

Publish Date

2025-05-01

Page Start

124

Page End

132

Print ISSN

1110-208X

Online ISSN

2357-0016

Link

https://bmfj.journals.ekb.eg/article_402756.html

Detail API

http://journals.ekb.eg?_action=service&article_code=402756

Order

756

Type

Original Article

Type Code

787

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Benha Medical Journal

Publication Link

https://bmfj.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Colposcopic Directed Biopsy in Positive Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid

Details

Type

Article

Created At

11 May 2025