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'''Loop electrosurgical excision procedure''', abbreviated '''LEEP''', is a gynecologic procedure to remove tissue from the [[uterine cervix]].<ref>URL: [http://www.webmd.com/cancer/cervical-cancer/loop-electrosurgical-excision-procedure-leep-for-abnormal-cervical-cell-changes http://www.webmd.com/cancer/cervical-cancer/loop-electrosurgical-excision-procedure-leep-for-abnormal-cervical-cell-changes]. Accessed on: 13 August 2012.</ref> It is used to diagnose, stage and treat cervical neoplasia. | '''Loop electrosurgical excision procedure''', abbreviated '''LEEP''', is a gynecologic procedure to remove tissue from the [[uterine cervix]].<ref>URL: [http://www.webmd.com/cancer/cervical-cancer/loop-electrosurgical-excision-procedure-leep-for-abnormal-cervical-cell-changes http://www.webmd.com/cancer/cervical-cancer/loop-electrosurgical-excision-procedure-leep-for-abnormal-cervical-cell-changes]. Accessed on: 13 August 2012.</ref> It is used to diagnose, stage and treat cervical neoplasia. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia]]. | |||
*[[HSIL]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||