[Value of endocervical curettage in colposcopic diagnosis of cervix diseases].
The present study was undertaken to determine the credibility of endocervical curettage as a part of evaluation of patients with abnormal Pap smears. A series of 108 patients were carefully examined with colposcopy, ectocervical biopsies and endocervical curettage, and all of them underwent cervical conization following diagnostic study. The histologic diagnosis results between endocervical curettage and cervical cone was compared. The estimate was 85% for sensitivity, 35% for specificity, 62% for positive predictive value and 65% for negative predictive value of cervical curettage. The observations suggest that endocervical curettage credibility is poor and we need to asses the outpatient evaluation and treatment carefully.
Servicio e Instituto de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Hospital Base Valdivia, Facultad de Medicina Universidad Austral de Chile.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D003127:Colposcopy; D003475:Curettage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology*
Valor del legrado endocervical en el diagnostico colposcopico de enfermedad del cuello uterino.