Joint Guideline of the OEGGG, AGO, AGK and ÖGZ on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Appropriate Procedures When Cytological Specimens Are Unsatisfactory.

Joint Guideline of the OEGGG, AGO, AGK and ÖGZ on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Appropriate Procedures When Cytological Specimens Are Unsatisfactory. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd. 2018 Dec;78(12):1232-1244 Authors: Reich O, Braune G, Eppel W, Fiedler T, Graf A, Hefler L, Joura E, Kölbl H, Marth C, Pokieser W, Regitnig P, Reinthaller A, Tamussino K, Widschwendter A, Zeimet A, Kohlberger P Abstract Purpose On January 1st, 2018, the ÖGZ (Austrian Society of Cytology) revised its cytological nomenclature to make it more similar to the 2015 Bethesda system. Following these changes, the Austrian Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics felt it necessary to revise the approach currently used in Austria to diagnose and treat CIN and to review the procedures to be followed when the quality of cytological specimens is unsatisfactory. It was not possible to adopt the German S3 guideline "Prevention of Cervical Cancer" in its entirety, because the Munich III gynecological cytology nomenclature used in Germany is not used in Austria. This made it necessary to compile a separate scientific opinion for Austria. Methodology The OEGGG worked together with the ÖGZ (Austrian Society for Cytology), AGO Austria (Austrian Working Group for Gynecological Oncology), the AGK (Colposcopy Working Group), and physicians representing gynecologists in private practice. The different scientific associations nominated representa...
Source: Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde - Category: OBGYN Tags: Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd Source Type: research