Complications of cone biopsy of the cervix
Ohel, G.
South African Medical Journal 59(11): 382-383
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574 PMID: 7466499 Document Number: 177499
Postoperative complications of cone biopsy of the cervix were reviewed in 121 patients. Major complications such as hemorrhage, hematometra and fever were encountered in 13.2% of this group. Specific risk factors were not identified, except for a suggestion that chromic catgut might be less favorable than Dexon for suture of the cervical stump. In view of the type and number of complications associated with cone biopsy, it should be considered as a major surgical undertaking, regardless of its apparent technical simplicity.