Colposcopic examination of the vagina.

Abstract

Examination of the vagina must include assessment of the minor vestibular glands and urethral meatus. Vaginal mucosal lesions related to papillomavirus infection and neoplasia are best discovered by the use of acetic acid wash followed by the application of Monsel's solution.

• Authors: G D Davis
• Journal: Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America (Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am) Vol. 20 Issue 1 Pg. 217-29 (Mar 1993) ISSN: 0889-8545 [Print] United States
• PMID: 8392677 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Atrophy
• Biopsy
• Carcinoma in Situ (pathology)
• Colposcopy (methods)
• Condylomata Acuminata (pathology)
• Female
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Papillomaviridae
• Tumor Virus Infections (pathology)
• Vagina (pathology)
• Vaginal Diseases (pathology)
• Vaginal Neoplasms (pathology)