Diagnostic accuracy of two endocervical sampling method: Randomized controlled trial

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 287, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 117-122

  Goksedef, B Pinar Cilesiz ^a   Api, Murat ^b   Kaya, Onur ^a   Gorgen, Husnu ^a   Tarlaci, Ahmet ^a   Cetin, Ahmet ^a  

^a HASEKI EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Adana Numune Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Colposcopy; Endocervical brushing; Endocervical curetting; Endocervical sampling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOCERVICAL BRUSHING; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LOW GRADE SQUAMOUS EPITHELIAL LESION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; CERVIX UTERI; COLPOSCOPY; CURETTAGE; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84872314815     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-012-2542-9     Document Type: Article

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