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Clinical Trial
. 1981 Aug;57(4):273-4.
doi: 10.1136/sti.57.4.273.

Cryotherapy versus electrocautery in the treatment of genital warts

P D Simmons, F Langlet, R N Thin
Clinical Trial

Cryotherapy versus electrocautery in the treatment of genital warts

P D Simmons et al. Br J Vener Dis. 1981 Aug.

Abstract

Forty-two male patients with ano-genital warts were randomly allocated to a single-blind study of cryotherapy versus electrocautery. There was no significant difference in the success rates of these two forms of treatment in patients followed for three months. Cryotherapy was qualitatively much more acceptable to the patients than electrocautery. It seems particularly suited to patients with widely scattered warts who are unable to attend for regular treatment.

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