Clinical efficacy comparison of CO2 laser treatment and LEEP surgery for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia with high-risk HPV infection.

BACKGROUND

To investigate the clinical efficacy of CO2 laser and loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) in the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.

METHODS

A total of 150 CIN patients with high-risk HPV infection admitted to our hospital from December 2020 to June 2022 were divided into CO2 laser treatment group (CO2 group) with 63 cases and LEEP treatment group (LEEP group) with 87 cases based on treatment principles and patient preferences. The postoperative recovery time, CIN treatment effect, high-risk HPV clearance rate, treatment safety, and recurrence rate were compared between the two groups.

RESULTS

The vaginal discharge time, vaginal bleeding time, and wound healing time in the CO2 group were significantly lower than those in the LEEP group (P < 0.05). The incidence of adverse events in the CO2 group was 14.29%, which was significantly lower than that in the LEEP group (28.74%, P < 0.05).

CONCLUSION

CO2 laser and LEEP surgery for the treatment of CIN combined with high-risk HPV infection both have good clinical efficacy, and CO2 laser can effectively shorten the postoperative recovery time with good safety.