LEEP
Wire removes tissue
LEEP is a medical procedure—loop electrosurgical excision procedure—that removes abnormal tissue from the cervix using a thin wire loop heated by electric current.
It's both diagnostic and therapeutic, used after abnormal Pap smears to excise precancerous cells: The doctor recommended a LEEP after my biopsy results.
medical
Of the neck
- colposcopyMagnified gynecological tissue examination
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- dysplasiaAbnormal tissue formation
- HPVCommon sexually transmitted virus
excision · cervix · precancerous · CIN · ablation · gynecology · electrosurgical · cone
cervical
Of the neck
- colposcopyMagnified gynecological tissue examination
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- dysplasiaAbnormal tissue formation
HPV · excision · cervix · precancerous · CIN · ablation · gynecology · electrosurgical · cone · lesion
- gynecologyPap smear, cervix, pelvic exam, colposcopy, ovary
- Gynecologic Oncologycervical cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, vaginal cancer, hysterectomy
- Cervix Conditionscervical cancer, CIN
- electrosurgeryelectrosurgery, cautery, cauterization, electrocoagulation, monopolar
- gynecological examspelvic exam, pap test, vaginal exam, internal exam, colposcopy
- Pap smearsPap smear, Pap test, cervical smear, normal, negative
medical intervention intensity
LEEPwatchful waiting
Monitoring before acting
colposcopy · cervical biopsy · Pap smear · HPV testing · observation