SUMMARY Anogenital warts were treated by scissor excision in 34 patients while under general anaesthesia; most patients were referred by the department of genitourinary medicine. In 28 patients who were adequately followed up the primary success rate was 71-4%o and the rate of recurrence of warts was 9 3%. The technique gave good cosmetic results with few complications.
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