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BJOG 2012;119:1293\u20131301.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Background\u2002<\/jats:bold> The colposcopy\u2010directed punch biopsy is widely used in the management of women with abnormal cervical cytology; however, its accuracy compared with definitive histology from an excision biopsy is not well established.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Objectives\u2002<\/jats:bold> To assess the accuracy of the colposcopy\u2010directed punch biopsy to diagnose high\u2010grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) by performing a systematic review and meta\u2010analysis.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Search strategy\u2002<\/jats:bold> A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library was performed.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Selection criteria\u2002<\/jats:bold> Articles that compared the colposcopically directed cervical punch biopsy with definitive histology from an excisional cervical biopsy or hysterectomy.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Data collection and analysis\u2002<\/jats:bold> Random effects and hierarchical summary receiver operating characteristic regression models were used to compute the pooled sensitivity and specificity applying different test cut\u2010offs for outcomes of high\u2010grade CIN.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Main results\u2002<\/jats:bold> Thirty\u2010two papers comprising 7873 paired punch\/definitive histology results were identified. 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