[Cervical endoscopy for rational colposcopic evaluation].

Having analysed the results of a large series of patients, the Authors propose endocervical examination as a vital step to be performed at the same time as colposcopy or, in certain well identified cases, following cytohistological results. Endocervical examination either before or after colposcopy is then described in a protocol taking into account the various parameters. The most important are: the assessment of the squamocolumnar line, the type of colposcopic lesion, and cytohistological findings.