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Comparison of endocervical curettage and endocervical brush during unsatisfactory colposcopy for endocervical sampling in human papillomaviruses positive women [Zeynep Kamil Med J]
Zeynep Kamil Med J. 2023; 54(2): 75-79 | DOI: 10.14744/zkmj.2022.91328

Comparison of endocervical curettage and endocervical brush during unsatisfactory colposcopy for endocervical sampling in human papillomaviruses positive women

İrem Şenyuva1, Şirin Küçük2
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uşak University Faculty of Medicine, Uşak, Türkiye
2Department of Pathology, Uşak Training and Research Hospital, Uşak, Türkiye

INTRODUCTION: Comparison of endocervical curettage (ECC) and endocervical brush (ECB) in women with human papillomaviruses (HPV) positive who had unsatisfactory colposcopy for endocervical sampling.
METHODS: Women who underwent ECC and ECB during an unsatisfactory colposcopy were retrospectively investigated. The results were classified as normal, inadequate, low, and high-grade lesions for compiling the two methods.
RESULTS: In the 44 cases, the mean age was 45.75±9.71; seven of the 44 cases were low-risk HPV, while 37 were high-risk HPV. Normal results were reported in 19.4% of ECB and 32.8% of ECC (p>0.05). Unsatisfactory results were observed in 56.3% of ECB and 37.5% of ECC (p>0.05). Low-grade epithelial abnormalities were detected more in the ECB (p=0.001). ECB was not superior to ECC in high-grade lesion detection (p>0.05).
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Low-grade lesions were diagnosed with ECB, while high-grade lesions were detected with ECC. ECB is a simple and less painful technique and can be used during unsatisfactory colposcopy in low-grade lesions, but more studies are needed.

Keywords: Cervix uteri, curettage, papanicolaou test, papillomaviridae.

İrem Şenyuva, Şirin Küçük. Comparison of endocervical curettage and endocervical brush during unsatisfactory colposcopy for endocervical sampling in human papillomaviruses positive women. Zeynep Kamil Med J. 2023; 54(2): 75-79

Corresponding Author: İrem Şenyuva, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English
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