TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of the Cytobrush in Postmenopausal Women
AU - Hoffman, Mitchel S.
AU - Finan, Michael
AU - Wallach, Paul
AU - Barton, Desmond P.J.
AU - Gordy, Lorraine W.
AU - Cavanagh, Denis
PY - 1991/1/1
Y1 - 1991/1/1
N2 - Patients who were postmenopausal were identified, and the results of a standard Papanicolaou smear using a cotton-tipped applicator were compared with those using a cytobrush. One hundred one postmenopausal women were evaluated between August 1, 1987, and April 9, 1990. The standard Papanicolaou smear with a moistened cotton-tipped applicator yielded endocervical cells in 59 (58%) of the 101 patients, whereas the cytobrush yielded endocervical cells in 90% of the patients. The use of the cytobrush for cervical cytologic screening appears to be of value in postmenopausal women.
AB - Patients who were postmenopausal were identified, and the results of a standard Papanicolaou smear using a cotton-tipped applicator were compared with those using a cytobrush. One hundred one postmenopausal women were evaluated between August 1, 1987, and April 9, 1990. The standard Papanicolaou smear with a moistened cotton-tipped applicator yielded endocervical cells in 59 (58%) of the 101 patients, whereas the cytobrush yielded endocervical cells in 90% of the patients. The use of the cytobrush for cervical cytologic screening appears to be of value in postmenopausal women.
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U2 - 10.1089/gyn.1991.7.23
DO - 10.1089/gyn.1991.7.23
M3 - Article
C2 - 10149772
AN - SCOPUS:0025836901
SN - 1042-4067
VL - 7
SP - 23
EP - 25
JO - Journal of Gynecologic Surgery
JF - Journal of Gynecologic Surgery
IS - 1
ER -