POSTOPERATIVE SYMPTOMS FOLLOWING LLETZ OR RADICAL CERVICAL DIATHERMY WITH FULGARATION - A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLINDED PROSPECTIVE-STUDY

Fifty-five patients were randomized in a double-blinded manner to larg e loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ) (29 patients) or ra dical cervical diathermy with fulgaration (RCDF) (26 patients) for tre atment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (GIN). Patients completed a 2-month diary of symptoms and completed a 10-week postoperative que stionnaire. White vaginal discharge lasted 7.3 (4.6) days (SD) for RCD F compared to 3.4 (1.6) days (SD) for LLETZ. There was no significant difference in any other symptoms on analysis This appears to be the fi rst report clearly assessing the length and severity of postoperative symptoms following LLETZ or RCDF. There is no reason on length and sev erity of postoperative symptoms to choose 1 of these 2 treatment metho ds over the other.