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Table 3 Treatments implemented and histopathological outcomes of samples taken during excisional treatment

From: Expanding management strategies for cervical precancerous lesions in resource-limited settings: insights from a training center in a district hospital in Ghana

Treatment type, n (%)

Thermal ablation

65 (49.2)

LLETZ

66 (50.0)

Cold knife conization

1 (0.8)

Histopathological outcomes

No dysplasia, % (95% CI)

47.7 (35.1 − 60.5)

CIN1, % (95% CI)

7.7 (2.5 − 17.0)

CIN2, % (95% CI)

20.0 (11.1 − 31.8)

CIN3, % (95% CI)

20.0 (11.1 − 31.8)

Micro-invasive disease, % (95% CI)

4.6 (1.0 − 12.9)

  1. CIN, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; LLETZ, large loop excision of the transformation zone; CI, confidence interval