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Ahlam Al-Juwaiser

Publications 2

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Trends in Epithelial Cell Abnormalities Observed on Cervical Smears over a 21-Year Period in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kuwait

Kusum Kapila, Prem N. Sharma, Sara S. Al-Shaheen et al. · Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal · 2025 · 10.18295/2075-0528.1662

Objectives: This study aimed to analyse trends in epithelial cell abnormalities (ECAs) in cervical cytology at a tertiary care hospital in Kuwait. Methods: ECAs in 135,766 reports were compared over three seven-year periods between 1992 and 2012. Conventional Papanicolaou (Pap) smear tests were used in the first two pe …

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Interpreting a Diagnosis of Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance in Cervical Cytology and its Association with Human Papillomavirus: A retrospective analysis of 180 cases in Kuwait

Kusum Kapila, Meera Balakrishnan, Rola H. Ali et al. · Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal · 2025 · 10.18295/squmj.2020.20.04.007

Objectives: Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US) represent a diagnostic challenge during cervical cytology. This study aimed to review and identify high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) genotypes among previously diagnosed ASC-US cases in Kuwait. Methods: This retrospective study analysed 180 …

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