The care given to the patient by more than one physician at the same time. For example, a pulmonologist and a cardiologist both treating the patient for different conditions at the same time.
Leep Procedure - for abnormal pap (cervical dysplasia) In minutes, we can remove pre cancerous lesions from your cervix. The LEEP procedure replaces the traditional cone biopsy, shaving the abnormal tissues away. Over 90% of patients are cured in a single treatment. The loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) is used when you have pre cancerous cells on the surface of the cervix. This does not mean you have cancer, but treatment of the abnormal area is important to prevent the cells from progressing into invasive cervical cancer.
Pap Smears. A Pap smear involves the painless removal of cells from the cervix. It is a screening test for cervical cancer. The cervix is the lower part of the uterus and the entry to the birth canal. Despite what most women think few women die in the United States each year because of cervical cancer. You may know a friend who had a pap smear showing a pre-cancerous condition of the cervix, known as dysplasia.