Absent endocervical cells on Pap smears after loop electrosurgical excision procedure.

Objective: To evaluate the absence of endocervical cells on Pap smear after loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) as a possible marker for cervical stenosis.

Materials And Methods: All LEEPs performed at a public health teaching hospital caring for the indigent between July 1, 1999, and September 30, 2002, were reviewed; 1,190 eligible charts of patients were reviewed, and extracted data included the following: age, parity, ethnicity, histology obtained during colposcopy, volume of loop specimen taken, and follow-up Pap smear results.

Results: One thousand four hundred twenty-one patients had LEEPs during this period.