Analysis on clinical effect of photodynamic therapy combined with CO2 laser in treatment of vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia
Objective To analyze the clinical efficacy and safety of photodynamic therapy(PDT)com-bined with CO2 laser in treating vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia(VaIN)to provide reference for the treatment scheme of the patients with VaIN.Methods A total of 80 patients with definitely diagnosed VaIN by colpo-scopic biopsy in Henan University People's Hospital from June 2022 to February 2023 were selected and di-vided into the PDT combined CO2 laser group and CO2 laser group by the random number table method,40 cases in each group.The follow up lasted for 6 months.The cure rate,negative conversion rate of human papillomavir-us(HPV),adverse reactions,recurrence and progression were compared between the two groups.Results After 3,6 months of treatment,the cure rates of VaIN in the PDT combined CO2 laser group were 77.50%and 82.50%,respectively,which in the CO2 laser group were 75.00%and 70.00%respectively,and the differ-ences between the two groups were not statistically significant(P>0.05).There was no statistically signifi-cant difference in the cure rates of low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion(LSIL)and high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion(HSIL)after 3,6 months of treatment between the two groups(P>0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in the negative conversion rate of HPV after 3 months of treatment be-tween the PDT combined with CO2 laser group and CO2 laser group(71.79%vs.56.41%,P>0.05).How-ever,after 6 months of treatment,the negative conversion rate of HPV in the PDT combined CO2 laser group was significantly higher than that in the CO2 laser group(82.05%vs.58.97%,P<0.05).In the CO2 laser group,one case experienced vaginal bleeding during treatment process,two cases appeared mild vaginal wall adhesion.No obvious adverse reaction was observed in the PDT combined with CO2 laser group.After 6 months of treatment,there was no case with progression of lesion in both groups;there were one case(3.23%)of relapse in the PDT combined CO2 laser group and three cases(10.00%)of relapse in the CO2 laser group,and the difference was not statistically significant(P>0.05).Conclusion PDT combined with CO2 laser for treating VaIN has a high cure rate and HPV clearance rate,which is a safe and effective method for treating VaIN.