The unicum and cytobrush plus spatula for cervical cytologic sampling: a comparison

Autor: P R, Broso, G, Buffetti, T, Fabbrini, P, Francone, R, Orlassino
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Acta cytologica. 40(2)
ISSN: 0001-5547
Popis: To compare the efficacy of the Unicum, a new ectocervical-endocervical nylon brush, with that of the Cytobrush plus wooden spatula in the collection of cervical-endocervical material.Thirty-eight patients who underwent routine gynecologic examinations agreed to have a smear taken with the wooden spatula plus Cytobrush and the Unicum.The two methods were equally effective in collecting endocervical-ectocervical smears.With our method, sampling is done with only one device; the ectocervix and endocervix are sampled simultaneously, and adequate sampling of the transformation zone must be achieved.
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