1. Endocervical sampling: a comparison of endocervical brush, endocervical curette, and combined brush with curette techniques.
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Gibson, Cheryl A., Trask, Carol E., House, Patricia, Smith, Susan F., Foley, Marion, Nicholas, Cate, Gibson, C A, Trask, C E, House, P, Smith, S F, Foley, M, and Nicholas, C
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DIAGNOSTIC specimens ,CERVICAL vertebrae diseases - Abstract
Objective: This study was conducted to compare the collection of endocervical specimens by endocervical brush, curette, and a combined curette and brush technique.Methods: Women underwent colposcopy with endocervical curettage using one of 3 collection methods.Results: The endocervical brush produced equivalent amounts of tissue and endocervical cells compared to the curette alone or combined techniques. More squamous and glandular atypia and SIL/AIS were found when a brush was used, but a statistically significant difference was not noted. The brush alone produced a significantly greater percentage of samples that were insufficient for diagnosis and more specimens without stromal components. The brush with the curette as a combined technique provided no improvement in amounts of tissue, endocervical cells/clusters, or amount of stroma retrieved.Conclusion: Each technique has advantages and disadvantages in terms of what types of components are collected and what diagnosis may be determined from the sample taken. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2001
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