Postoperative Human Papilloma Virus Positivity Rate Due to Differences in Surgical Procedures in Patients with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia

Abstract

Objective: Cervical cancer is caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) infection, and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is a precancerous lesion. Common treatments for CIN are conization and laser vaporization. HPV testing is useful for predicting residual or recurrent disease after surgical treatment. We performed high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) genotyping postoperatively to examine the HPV positivity rate and determine whether this rate differed depending on the surgical procedure.