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Original Article

Large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ) and LLETZ conisation in the management of early squamous carcinoma of the cervix

Noreen Gleeson Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Coombe Women's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
,
Fionnuala Gough Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Coombe Women's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
,
M. Turner Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Coombe Women's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
,
J. Clinch Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Coombe Women's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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W. Prendiville Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Coombe Women's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
&
Catriona Barry Walsh Department of Histopathology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Pages 525-528 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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