Publications by authors named "Thaowalai Thawaramorn"
Visual inspection with acetic acid for detection of high grade lesion in atypical squamous cells and low grade squamous intraepithelial lesions from cervical Pap smear.
Methasinee Pothisuwan Kamol Pataradool Siriwan Tangjitgamol Sunamchok Srijaipracharoen Sumonmal Manusirivithaya Thaowalai Thawaramorn
J Gynecol Oncol
September 2011
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) test in detecting high-grade cervical lesions in women with atypical or low-grade squamous cytology results.
- Out of 106 women tested, 31.1% had positive VIA results, with a significant portion of those (42.4%) found to have high-grade lesions, while only 2.7% of those with negative results had high-grade findings.
- The VIA test demonstrated a high sensitivity of 87.5% and a very low false-negative rate, suggesting it could help reduce unnecessary colposcopy referrals for women with atypical cervical cell findings.