ArticleArchives of gynecology and obstetrics2015
Accuracy of endometrial sampling compared to conventional dilatation and curettage in women with abnormal uterine bleeding.
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- Endometrial Cytology in Diagnosis of Endometrial Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Ferric carboxymaltose for treatment of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia caused by abnormal uterine bleeding.Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review · 2022Article
- Pipelle endometrial biopsy for abnormal uterine bleeding: do patient's pain and anxiety really impact on sampling success rate?BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Severe adenomyosis with unexpectedly high CA-125: report of a rare case.Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review · 2020Article
- Accuracy of Karman endometrial aspiration in comparison to conventional D and C in women with AUB at tertiary care hospital in North West Rajasthan.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
- Is transvaginal ultrasound an appropriate screening tool for endometrial cancer in asymptomatic postmenopausal women? A case report.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
- Diagnostic Values of Pipelle and Standard Curettage Compared to Hysterectomy Pathology in Postmenopausal Bleeding: A Comparative Study.Advanced biomedical research · 2020Article
- A Clinical Comparative Study of Two Different Endometrial Cell Samplers for Evaluation of Endometrial Lesions by Cytopathological Diagnosis.Cancer management and research · 2020Article
- Concordance between the Hysteroscopic Diagnosis of Endometrial Hyperplasia and Histopathological Examination.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Identification and functional analyses of differentially expressed metabolites in early stage endometrial carcinoma.Cancer science · 2018Article
- Tao Brush.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2017Review
- Agreement of histopathological findings of uterine curettage and hysterectomy specimens in women with abnormal uterine bleeding.Saudi medical journal · 2017Article
- Intrauterine Levobupivacaine Instillation for Pain Control in Women Undergoing Diagnostic Hysteroscopy.Gynecology and minimally invasive therapyArticle
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- Retraction · 2025-03-12Duplication of/in Article · Euphemisms for Duplication · Objections by Author(s) ·
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesTo compare the diagnostic accuracy of brush endometrial sampling with conventional dilatation and curettage in women with abnormal uterine bleeding. PATIENTS AND
methodsTwo hundred and twenty (220) women with abnormal uterine bleeding were included in this comparative study; endometrial sampling was done before cervical dilatation using Tao Bruch followed by conventional dilatation and curettage (D&C). The histopathology report of the Tao Bruch samples was compared with that of the D&C samples and the D&C results were considered as the gold standard.
results100% of samples obtained by conventional D&C, while 98.2% of the samples obtained by Tao Brush were adequate for histopathology examination. In this study; Tao Brush had 100% sensitivity, 100% specificity, 100% predictive values and accuracy for diagnosing endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial carcinoma, proliferative and secretory endometrium, also, it had 86.7% sensitivity, 100% specificity, 100% positive predictive value (PPV) and 99% negative predictive value (NPV) and accuracy for diagnosing endometritis (no significant difference compared to conventional D&C), while, it had 77.8% sensitivity, 100% specificity, 100% PPV and 99% NPV and accuracy for diagnosing endometrial polyps (no significant difference compared to conventional D&C)
conclusionEndometrial sampling using endometrial brush cytology (EBC) is safe, accurate, cost-effective outpatient procedure, avoids general anesthesia with high sensitivity and specificity for detection of endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma. EBC could be used as complementary diagnostic tool when hysteroscopic biopsies or other blinded procedures for endometrial sampling are unwanted or not available.
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